CVE-2019-11328

Exp

An issue was discovered in Singularity 3.1.0 to 3.2.0-rc2, a malicious user with local/network access to the host system (e.g. ssh) could exploit this vulnerability due to insecure permissions allowing a user to edit files within `/run/singularity/instances/sing/<user>/<instance>`. The manipulation of those files can change the behavior of the starter-suid program when instances are joined resulting in potential privilege escalation on the host.

Published: 2019-05-14 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-11328 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.13%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.52% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2019-11328

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-11328

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.61% 2.13% +1.52%
2 2026-04-14 0.82% 0.61% -0.22%
3 2026-04-01 0.82%

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-11328

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-11328

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-11328

GHSA-557g-r22w-9wvx · Severity: high · Ecosystem: go — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Singularity

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-11328

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2019-11328 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (singularity-container), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11328

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-11328

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sylabs singularity >= 3.1.0, < 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:sylabs:singularity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylabs singularity 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:sylabs:singularity:3.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylabs singularity 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:sylabs:singularity:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sylabs singularity 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:sylabs:singularity:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 28 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 29 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 30 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse backports sle-15 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:backports:sle-15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse backports sle-15 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:backports:sle-15:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-11328

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00028.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00059.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/16/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108360 Broken Link
https://github.com/sylabs/singularity/releases/tag/v3.2.0 Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5O3TPL5OOTIZEI4H6IQBCCISBARJ6WL3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LIHV7DSEVTB5SUPEZ2UXGS3Q6WMEQSO2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LNU5BUHFOTYUZVHFUSX2VG4S3RCPUEMA/
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