CVE-2019-7590
If an authenticated user is able to insert code in their system root path it potentially can be executed during the application startup.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ExacqVision Server’s services 'exacqVisionServer', 'dvrdhcpserver' and 'mdnsresponder' have an unquoted service path. If an authenticated user is able to insert code in their system root path it potentially can be executed during the application startup. This could allow the authenticated user to elevate privileges on the system. This issue affects: Exacq Technologies, Inc. exacqVision Server 9.6; 9.8. This issue does not affect: Exacq Technologies, Inc. exacqVision Server version 9.4 and prior versions; 19.03. It is not known whether this issue affects: Exacq Technologies, Inc. exacqVision Server versions prior to 8.4.
- 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
- 0.83% probability · 57th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-428
- Affected
- johnsoncontrols/exacqvision server
- Source
- productsecurity@jci.com
EPSS 0.8% since 26 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109307Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Windows-Unquoted-Service-190f0341Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152128/exacqVision-9.8-Unquoted-Service-Path-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/cyber-solutions/security-advisoriesMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-199-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-5515.phpThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109307Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Windows-Unquoted-Service-190f0341Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152128/exacqVision-9.8-Unquoted-Service-Path-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/cyber-solutions/security-advisoriesMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-199-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-5515.phpThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.