Windows builds with insecure path defaults

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-1552
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneropenssl
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-07-30 17:15:12 UTC
Updated2026-11-02 18:18:26 UTC
DescriptionOpenSSL has internal defaults for a directory tree where it can find a configuration file as well as certificates used for verification in TLS. This directory is most commonly referred to as OPENSSLDIR, and is configurable with the --prefix / --openssldir configuration options. For OpenSSL versions 1.1.0 and 1.1.1, the mingw configuration targets assume that resulting programs and libraries are installed in a Unix-like environment and the default prefix for program installation as well as for OPENSSLDIR should be '/usr/local'. However, mingw programs are Windows programs, and as such, find themselves looking at sub-directories of 'C:/usr/local', which may be world writable, which enables untrusted users to modify OpenSSL's default configuration, insert CA certificates, modify (or even replace) existing engine modules, etc. For OpenSSL 1.0.2, '/usr/local/ssl' is used as default for OPENSSLDIR on all Unix and Windows targets, including Visual C builds. However, some build instructions for the diverse Windows targets on 1.0.2 encourage you to specify your own --prefix. OpenSSL versions 1.1.1, 1.1.0 and 1.0.2 are affected by this issue. Due to the limited scope of affected deployments this has been assessed as low severity and therefore we are not creating new releases at this time. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1d (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1c). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.0l (Affected 1.1.0-1.1.0k). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2t (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2s).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 3.3 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.006950000 probability, percentile 0.529830000 (date 2026-11-02)

Problem Types: CWE-295 | Insecure defaults

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary3.3LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openssl Openssl All All All All
Application Openssl Openssl All All All All
Application Openssl Openssl All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA OpenSSL OpenSSL affected Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1d (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1c) Not specified
CNA OpenSSL OpenSSL affected Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.0l (Affected 1.1.0-1.1.0k) Not specified
CNA OpenSSL OpenSSL affected Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2t (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2s) Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2019-1552 OpenSSL Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: compat-openssl10-1.0.2o-7.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Security Bulletin - Policy Auditor update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in third-party libraries (CVE-2016-0718, CVE-2016-4472, CVE-2016-5300, CVE-2017-17740, CVE-2017-9287, CVE-2019-13057, CVE-2020-15719, CVE-2019-1543, CVE-2019-1547, CVE-2019-1552, CVE-2019-1563, CVE-2019-8457, CVE-2018-20506, CVE-2018-20346, CVE-2019-16168, CVE-2017-12627) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
[R1] Tenable.sc 5.13.0 Fixes Multiple Third-Party Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable® af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com
[R1] Nessus Network Monitor 5.11.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable® af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com
VU#429301 - Veritas Backup Exec is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to OPENSSLDIR location af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: compat-openssl10-1.0.2o-7.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: compat-openssl10-1.0.2o-8.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.openssl.org
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.openssl.org
myF5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.f5.com
www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20190730.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com
support.f5.com/csp/article/K94041354 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.f5.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.openssl.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.openssl.org
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commitdiff MITRE git.openssl.org
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commitdiff MITRE git.openssl.org
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commitdiff MITRE git.openssl.org
git.openssl.org Git - openssl.git/commitdiff MITRE git.openssl.org
CONFIRM:https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K94041354?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS MITRE support.f5.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: compat-openssl10-1.0.2o-7.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: compat-openssl10-1.0.2o-7.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: compat-openssl10-1.0.2o-8.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Rich Mirch (en)

Legacy QID Mappings

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