{"id":"CVE-2019-15689","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-15689","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:41:41.871Z","title":"Kaspersky Secure Connection, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security, Kaspersky Security Cloud prior to version 2020 patch E have bug that allows a local user to execute arbitrary code via execution compromised file placed by an attacker…","description":"Kaspersky Secure Connection, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security, Kaspersky Security Cloud prior to version 2020 patch E have bug that allows a local user to execute arbitrary code via execution compromised file placed by an attacker with administrator rights. No privilege escalation. Possible whitelisting bypass some of the security products","published":"2019-12-02T21:15:17.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:20:53.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"vulnerability@kaspersky.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-668"],"affected":["kaspersky/kaspersky internet security","kaspersky/secure connection","kaspersky/security cloud","kaspersky/total security"],"epss":{"score":0.00766,"percentile":0.55294,"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":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.77%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#021219","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"vulnerability@kaspersky.com"},{"url":"https://safebreach.com/Post/Kaspersky-Secure-Connection-DLL-Preloading-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-15689","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"nvd@nist.gov"},{"url":"https://www.symantec.com/security-center/vulnerabilities/writeup/111033","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"nvd@nist.gov"},{"url":"https://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#021219","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15689","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."}