CVE-2019-12808 (GCVE-0-2019-12808)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-08-13 19:35 – Updated: 2024-08-04 23:32
VLAI
Summary
ALTOOLS update service 18.1 and earlier versions contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure permission. An attacker can overwrite an executable that is launched as a service to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Assigner
krcert CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard – unranked: 6 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ESTSOFT ALTOOLS Update Service Affected: 18.1
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