Is CVE-2019-18897 being actively exploited?

CVE-2019-18897 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-18897?

CVE-2019-18897 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

CVE-2019-18897

HIGH · CVSS 8.4EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of salt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate privileges from user salt to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 salt-master version 2019.2.0-46.83.1 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 salt-master version 2019.2.0-6.21.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory salt-master version 2019.2.2-3.1 and prior versions.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.4 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
EPSS score: 0.4% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2019-8578)
Published: March 2, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2019-8578 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

opensuse / leap
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server

Certified products that may be affected

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SP4 - SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1248-2026 - active
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Version 15 SP4 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1231-2026 - active
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1213-2023 - active
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 15 SP2 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1168-2021 - active
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-1151-2021 - archived

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00026.html(Broken Link, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157465(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

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

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