Findings

CVE-2019-5443

A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run th…

Published Jul 2, 2019 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · haxx curl

A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 2, 2019 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it wants.

Affected

  • cpe haxx/curlversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/oncommand insightversion unspecified
  • cpe oracle/enterprise manager ops center12.3.3
  • cpe oracle/enterprise manager ops center12.4.0
  • cpe oracle/http server12.2.1.3.0
  • cpe oracle/http server12.2.1.4.0
  • cpe oracle/mysql serverversion unspecified
  • cpe oracle/oss support tools20.0

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2019-5443

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2019-5443

    A non-privileged user or program can put code and a config file in a known non-privileged path (under C:/usr/local/) that will make curl <= 7.65.1 automatically run the code (as an openssl "engine") on invocation. If that curl is invoked by a privileged user it can do anything it

    nvd.nist.gov

References