Is CVE-2019-18901 being actively exploited?

CVE-2019-18901 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-18901?

CVE-2019-18901 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2019-18901

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the mysql-systemd-helper of the mariadb packaging of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allows local attackers to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 0640. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.25.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.26.1.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.1 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
EPSS score: 0.4% (30th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2019-8582)
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-2019-8582 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/msg00007.html(Broken Link, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160895(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

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

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