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CVE-2019-3010 · CVE record: PUBLISHED

Oracle Solaris Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: XScreenSaver). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Exploitation evidence

Known exploited · CISA KEV listed

Added 2022-05-25. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date: 2022-06-15. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.

KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗

Reported products and versions

Oracle Corporation / Solaris Operating System

Default status: Not specified

  • affected: 11

Fixes and workarounds

No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.

Sources and related reporting

CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON

Observed change timeline

History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.

12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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10 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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09 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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08 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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07 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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06 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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06 Nov 2026, 12:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed

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05 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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04 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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03 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed

Stored KEV snapshot at this observation.

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