VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-12808
ALTOOLS update service 18.1 and earlier versions contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure permission.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264, CWE-732
- Affected
- estsoft/altools
- Source
- vuln@krcert.or.kr
References
- https://www.boho.or.kr/krcert/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=35116Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.boho.or.kr/krcert/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=35116Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.