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CVE-2019-15718· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

In systemd 240, bus_open_system_watch_bind_with_description in shared/bus-util.c (as used by systemd-resolved to connect to the system D-Bus

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 17/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.51% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: systemd (Debian:12) 242-7; systemd (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos) 0:239-18.el8; systemd-container (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos) 0:239-18.el8.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to systemd (Debian:12) 242-7; systemd (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos) 0:239-18.el8; systemd-container (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos) 0:239-18.el8 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In systemd 240, bus_open_system_watch_bind_with_description in shared/bus-util.c (as used by systemd-resolved to connect to the system D-Bus instance), calls sd_bus_set_trusted, which disables access controls for incoming D-Bus messages. An unprivileged user can exploit this by executing D-Bus methods that should be restricted to privileged users, in order to change the system's DNS resolver settings.

MediumCVSS 4.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 4, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 42th percentile
CWE
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Action score

17

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
systemd projectsystemd
fedoraprojectfedora
redhatopenshift container platform
redhatenterprise linux
redhatenterprise linux eus
redhatenterprise linux for ibm z systems 8 s390x
redhatenterprise linux for ibm z systems eus
redhatenterprise linux for ibm z systems eus s390x
redhatenterprise linux for power little endian
redhatenterprise linux for power little endian eus
redhatenterprise linux server aus
redhatenterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions

and 2 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • fedoraproject fedora29
  • fedoraproject fedora30
  • fedoraproject fedora31
  • redhat enterprise linux8.0
  • redhat enterprise linux eus8.1
  • redhat enterprise linux eus8.2
  • redhat enterprise linux eus8.4
  • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 8 s390xall versions
  • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus8.1
  • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus8.2
  • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus8.4
  • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus s390x8.1
  • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus s390x8.2
  • redhat enterprise linux for power little endian8.0
  • redhat enterprise linux for power little endian eus8.1
  • redhat enterprise linux for power little endian eus8.2
  • redhat enterprise linux for power little endian eus8.4
  • redhat enterprise linux server aus8.2
  • redhat enterprise linux server aus8.4
  • redhat enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions8.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12systemdbefore 242-7242-7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemdbefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-containerbefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-container-debuginfobefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-debuginfobefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-debugsourcebefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-develbefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-journal-remotebefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-journal-remote-debuginfobefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-libsbefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-libs-debuginfobefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-pambefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-pam-debuginfobefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-testsbefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-tests-debuginfobefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-udevbefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseossystemd-udev-debuginfobefore 0:239-18.el80:239-18.el8

Same product

systemd project: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-9445In systemd through 233, certain sizes passed to dns_packet_new in systemd-resolved can cause it to allocate a buffer that's too small.
    46Plan
  • CVE-2018-21029systemd 239 through 245 accepts any certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority for DNS Over TLS.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2015-7510Stack-based buffer overflow in the getpwnam and getgrnam functions of the NSS module nss-mymachines in systemd.
    40Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2019-3844Apr 26, 2019 · It was discovered that a systemd service that uses DynamicUser property can get new privileges through the execution of SUID binaries, which
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2018-20839May 17, 2019 · systemd 242 changes the VT1 mode upon a logout, which allows attackers to read cleartext passwords in certain circumstances, such as watchin
    18Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2019-20386Jan 21, 2020 · An issue was discovered in button_open in login/logind-button.c in systemd before 243.
    9Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:systemd242-7 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd-container0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd-container-debuginfo0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd-debuginfo0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd-debugsource0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd-devel0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd-journal-remote0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd-journal-remote-debuginfo0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd-libs0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd-libs-debuginfo0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd-pam0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:systemd-pam-debuginfo0:239-18.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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