CVE-2019-12176
Privilege escalation in the "HTC Account Service" and "ViveportDesktopService" in HTC VIVEPORT before 1.0.0.36 allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via reconfiguration of either service.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Privilege escalation in the "HTC Account Service" and "ViveportDesktopService" in HTC VIVEPORT before 1.0.0.36 allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via reconfiguration of either service.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 24th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- htc/viveport
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://community.viveport.com/Vendor Advisory
- https://huskersec.com/privilege-escalation-via-htc-viveport-desktop-c93471ff87c8Third Party Advisory
- https://community.viveport.com/Vendor Advisory
- https://huskersec.com/privilege-escalation-via-htc-viveport-desktop-c93471ff87c8Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.