{"id":"CVE-2019-12162","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-12162","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:08:47.376Z","title":"Upwork Time Tracker 5.2.2.716 doesn't verify the SHA256 hash of the downloaded program update before running it, which could lead to code execution or local privilege escalation by replacing the original update.exe.","description":"Upwork Time Tracker 5.2.2.716 doesn't verify the SHA256 hash of the downloaded program update before running it, which could lead to code execution or local privilege escalation by replacing the original update.exe.","published":"2019-07-23T15:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:14:10.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-494"],"affected":["upwork/time tracker"],"epss":{"score":0.00267,"percentile":0.18751,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001180954","tags":["Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.138406","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001180954","tags":["Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.138406","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12162","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}