diff --git a/cyborg/accelerator/drivers/gpu/utils.py b/cyborg/accelerator/drivers/gpu/utils.py
index 102de908..09ab84db 100644
--- a/cyborg/accelerator/drivers/gpu/utils.py
+++ b/cyborg/accelerator/drivers/gpu/utils.py
@@ -16,18 +16,19 @@
 """
 Utils for GPU driver.
 """
-import re
-import subprocess
-
+from oslo_concurrency import processutils
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 
+import re
+
 from cyborg.accelerator.common import utils
 from cyborg.common import constants
 from cyborg.objects.driver_objects import driver_attach_handle
 from cyborg.objects.driver_objects import driver_controlpath_id
 from cyborg.objects.driver_objects import driver_deployable
 from cyborg.objects.driver_objects import driver_device
+import cyborg.privsep
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -42,15 +43,27 @@ GPU_INFO_PATTERN = re.compile("(?P<devices>[0-9a-fA-F]{4}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:"
 # GPU.
 
 
+@cyborg.privsep.sys_admin_pctxt.entrypoint
+def lspci_privileged():
+    cmd = ['lspci', '-nnn', '-D']
+    return processutils.execute(*cmd)
+
+
+def get_pci_devices(pci_flags, vendor_id=None):
+    device_for_vendor_out = []
+    all_device_out = []
+    lspci_out = lspci_privileged()[0].split('\n')
+    for i in range(len(lspci_out)):
+        if any(x in lspci_out[i] for x in pci_flags):
+            all_device_out.append(lspci_out[i])
+            if vendor_id and vendor_id in lspci_out[i]:
+                device_for_vendor_out.append(lspci_out[i])
+    return device_for_vendor_out if vendor_id else all_device_out
+
+
 def discover_vendors():
-    cmd = "sudo lspci -nnn -D | grep -E '%s'"
-    cmd = cmd % "|".join(GPU_FLAGS)
-    # FIXME(wangzhh): Use oslo.privsep instead of subprocess here to prevent
-    # shell injection attacks.
-    p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
-    p.wait()
-    gpus = p.stdout.readlines()
     vendors = set()
+    gpus = get_pci_devices(GPU_FLAGS)
     for gpu in gpus:
         m = GPU_INFO_PATTERN.match(gpu)
         if m:
@@ -59,17 +72,9 @@ def discover_vendors():
     return vendors
 
 
-def discover_gpus(vender_id=None):
-    cmd = "sudo lspci -nnn -D| grep -E '%s'"
-    cmd = cmd % "|".join(GPU_FLAGS)
-    if vender_id:
-        cmd = cmd + "| grep " + vender_id
-    # FIXME(wangzhh): Use oslo.privsep instead of subprocess here to prevent
-    # shell injection attacks.
-    p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
-    p.wait()
-    gpus = p.stdout.readlines()
+def discover_gpus(vendor_id=None):
     gpu_list = []
+    gpus = get_pci_devices(GPU_FLAGS, vendor_id)
     for gpu in gpus:
         m = GPU_INFO_PATTERN.match(gpu)
         if m:
diff --git a/cyborg/cmd/agent.py b/cyborg/cmd/agent.py
index d7f06c28..2358afe5 100644
--- a/cyborg/cmd/agent.py
+++ b/cyborg/cmd/agent.py
@@ -13,21 +13,23 @@
 
 """The Cyborg Agent Service."""
 
+import shlex
 import sys
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_privsep import priv_context
 from oslo_service import service
 
 from cyborg.common import constants
 from cyborg.common import service as cyborg_service
 
-
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 
 def main():
     # Parse config file and command line options, then start logging
     cyborg_service.prepare_service(sys.argv)
+    priv_context.init(root_helper=shlex.split('sudo'))
 
     mgr = cyborg_service.RPCService('cyborg.agent.manager',
                                     'AgentManager',
diff --git a/cyborg/privsep/__init__.py b/cyborg/privsep/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7020a8eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cyborg/privsep/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Copyright 2019 ZTE Corporation
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+"""Setup privsep decorator."""
+
+from oslo_privsep import capabilities
+from oslo_privsep import priv_context
+
+sys_admin_pctxt = priv_context.PrivContext(
+    'cyborg',
+    cfg_section='cyborg_sys_admin',
+    pypath=__name__ + '.sys_admin_pctxt',
+    # TODO(yumeng):
+    # CAP_SYS_ADMIN has a lot of scary powers, so
+    # consider breaking this out into a separate minimal context.
+    capabilities=[capabilities.CAP_CHOWN,
+                  capabilities.CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,
+                  capabilities.CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH,
+                  capabilities.CAP_FOWNER,
+                  capabilities.CAP_SYS_ADMIN],
+)
diff --git a/cyborg/tests/unit/accelerator/drivers/gpu/test_utils.py b/cyborg/tests/unit/accelerator/drivers/gpu/test_utils.py
index d3b6dcf6..a3789ac9 100644
--- a/cyborg/tests/unit/accelerator/drivers/gpu/test_utils.py
+++ b/cyborg/tests/unit/accelerator/drivers/gpu/test_utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # under the License.
 
 import mock
-import subprocess
 
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 
@@ -43,17 +42,17 @@ class TestGPUDriverUtils(base.TestCase):
         super(TestGPUDriverUtils, self).setUp()
         self.p = p()
 
-    @mock.patch.object(subprocess, 'Popen', autospec=True)
-    def test_discover_vendors(self, mock_popen):
-        mock_popen.return_value = self.p
-        gpu_venders = utils.discover_vendors()
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(gpu_venders))
+    @mock.patch('cyborg.accelerator.drivers.gpu.utils.lspci_privileged')
+    def test_discover_vendors(self, mock_devices):
+        mock_devices.return_value = self.p.stdout.readlines()
+        gpu_vendors = utils.discover_vendors()
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(gpu_vendors))
 
-    @mock.patch.object(subprocess, 'Popen', autospec=True)
-    def test_discover_gpus(self, mock_popen):
-        mock_popen.return_value = self.p
-        vender_id = '10de'
-        gpu_list = utils.discover_gpus(vender_id)
+    @mock.patch('cyborg.accelerator.drivers.gpu.utils.lspci_privileged')
+    def test_discover_gpus(self, mock_devices_for_vendor):
+        mock_devices_for_vendor.return_value = self.p.stdout.readlines()
+        vendor_id = '10de'
+        gpu_list = utils.discover_gpus(vendor_id)
         self.assertEqual(1, len(gpu_list))
         attach_handle_list = [
             {'attach_type': 'PCI',
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/implement_oslo_privsep-4fc6e15360c92772.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/implement_oslo_privsep-4fc6e15360c92772.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..180e2231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/implement_oslo_privsep-4fc6e15360c92772.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+security:
+  - |
+    Privsep transitions. Cyborg is transitioning from using the older
+    style rootwrap privilege escalation path to the new style Oslo privsep
+    path. This should improve performance and security of Cyborg
+    in the long term.
+  - |
+    Privsep daemons are now started by Cyborg when required. These
+    daemons can be started via rootwrap if required. rootwrap configs
+    therefore need to be updated to include new privsep daemon invocations.
+  - |
+    Use oslo.privsep instead of subprocess to execute sudo related shell
+    operations can prevent shell injection attacks.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fcedc7f2..01757913 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ jsonpatch>=1.16,!=1.20 # BSD
 psutil>=3.2.2 # BSD
 mock>=2.0.0 # BSD
 python-glanceclient>=2.3.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.privsep>=1.32.0 # Apache-2.0