Is CVE-2019-12450 being actively exploited?

CVE-2019-12450 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-12450?

CVE-2019-12450 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2019-12450

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

file_copy_fallback in gio/gfile.c in GNOME GLib 2.15.0 through 2.61.1 does not properly restrict file permissions while a copy operation is in progress. Instead, default permissions are used.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-276
EPSS score: 2.6% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2019-4059)
Published: May 29, 2019
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2019-4059 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 4, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
fedoraproject / fedora
gnome / glib
opensuse / leap
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus

Certified products that may be affected

26 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat, Inc. - FIPS 140 5513 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Kernel Cryptographic API - Red Hat, LLC - FIPS 140 5461 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Kernel Cryptographic API - Red Hat, Inc. - FIPS 140 5089 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11309-2024 - archived
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4642 - historical

See all 26 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00076.html(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3530(Third Party Advisory)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/commit/d8f8f4d637ce43f8699ba94c9b7648beda0ca174(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00013.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2W4WIOAGO3M743M5KZLVQZM3NGHQDYLI/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190606-0003/(Third Party Advisory)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4014-1/(Third Party Advisory)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4014-2/(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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