Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2019-5443

A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run th…

Published Jul 2, 2019 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · the affected product

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-5443. EPSS is 0.69%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.69%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe haxx/curl · cpe netapp/oncommand insight · cpe oracle/enterprise manager ops center · cpe oracle/http server · cpe oracle/mysql server · cpe oracle/oss support tools

A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.

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  • cpe haxx/curlversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/oncommand insightversion unspecified
  • cpe oracle/enterprise manager ops center12.3.3
  • cpe oracle/enterprise manager ops center12.4.0
  • cpe oracle/http server12.2.1.3.0
  • cpe oracle/http server12.2.1.4.0
  • cpe oracle/mysql serverversion unspecified
  • cpe oracle/oss support tools20.0

How to fix CVE-2019-5443

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-5443. EPSS is 0.69%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with oracle/enterprise manager ops center 12.3.3; oracle/enterprise manager ops center 12.4.0; oracle/http server 12.2.1.3.0; oracle/http server 12.2.1.4.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element; CWE-94: Code Injection. EPSS 0.69%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 2, 2019 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-5443

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-5443

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-5443

    A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.