CVE-2019-13382
UploaderService in SnagIT 2019.1.2 allows elevation of privilege by placing an invalid presentation file in %PROGRAMDATA%\TechSmith\TechSmith Recorder\QueuedPresentations and then creating a symbolic link in %PROGRAMDATA%\Techsmith\TechSmith…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
UploaderService in SnagIT 2019.1.2 allows elevation of privilege by placing an invalid presentation file in %PROGRAMDATA%\TechSmith\TechSmith Recorder\QueuedPresentations and then creating a symbolic link in %PROGRAMDATA%\Techsmith\TechSmith Recorder\InvalidPresentations that points to an arbitrary folder with an arbitrary file name. TechSmith Relay Classic Recorder prior to 5.2.1 on Windows is vulnerable. The vulnerability was introduced in SnagIT Windows 12.4.1.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.56% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- techsmith/snagit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% 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://posts.specterops.io/cve-2019-13382-local-privilege-escalation-in-snagit-abe5f31c349Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
- https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/articles/115006435067-Snagit-Windows-Version-HistoryVendor Advisory
- https://posts.specterops.io/cve-2019-13382-local-privilege-escalation-in-snagit-abe5f31c349Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
- https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/articles/115006435067-Snagit-Windows-Version-HistoryVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.