{"cve":"CVE-2019-16729","nvd":{"published":"2019-09-24T05:15:11.283","modified":"2026-06-17T02:22:41.160","status":"Modified","description":"pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00020.html","https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/","https://tracker.debian.org/news/1066790/accepted-pam-python-107-1-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/","https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-1/"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","pam-python_project:pam-python"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:59:10.855360465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-16729","score":0.00356,"percentile":0.29384,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}