CVE-2019-12447
gvfs: mishandling of file ownership in daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · May 29, 2019
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
It was discovered that gvfs incorrectly set the ownership of files handled by the admin:// backend. An attacker could abuse this flaw when the destination file of a copy/move operation is handled by the admin:// backend. The attacker would have access to the target files with the ability to read and write them.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.4CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE-282 · Improper Ownership Management