# CVE-2019-3010: Oracle Solaris Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-3010-oracle-solaris-privilege-escalation-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-25. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-3010 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-05-25

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the XScreenSaver component of Oracle Solaris 11 allows a low-privileged local attacker to compromise the operating system. Successful exploitation can lead to a complete takeover of the affected Oracle Solaris instance.

Technologies: [Oracle Solaris](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/solaris). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-3010 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2019-3010 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 May 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2019-3010?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 25 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle Solaris 11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-3010?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2019-3010 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-3010?** Check whether you run Oracle Solaris. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Oracle Solaris 11

## Timeline

- 2019-10-16: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2019-10-16: advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) October 2019
- 2022-05-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2022-05-25: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV catalog entry.

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