{
    "id": "CVE-2019-12181",
    "published": "2019-06-17 16:15:12",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:14:12",
    "cvss_score": "8.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-78",
    "description": "A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.1.7 for Linux.",
    "epss_score": "0.65981",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99253",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:22",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "solarwinds",
            "product": "serv-u_ftp_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "solarwinds",
            "product": "serv-u_mft_server"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "47072",
            "title": "Serv-U FTP Server - prepareinstallation Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2019-07-03",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47072"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "47009",
            "title": "Serv-U FTP Server < 15.1.7 - Local Privilege Escalation (1)",
            "date": "2019-06-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47009"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "47173",
            "title": "Serv-U FTP Server < 15.1.7 - Local Privilege Escalation (2)",
            "date": "2019-01-13",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47173"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153333/Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.1.6-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153505/Serv-U-FTP-Server-prepareinstallation-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "https://blog.vastart.dev/2019/06/cve-2019-12181-serv-u-exploit-writeup.html",
        "https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-1-7_release_notes.htm",
        "https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-Potential-elevation-of-privileges-on-Linux-systems",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153333/Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.1.6-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153505/Serv-U-FTP-Server-prepareinstallation-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "https://blog.vastart.dev/2019/06/cve-2019-12181-serv-u-exploit-writeup.html",
        "https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-1-7_release_notes.htm",
        "https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-Potential-elevation-of-privileges-on-Linux-systems"
    ]
}