CVE-2019-8385
An unauthenticated directory traversal and local file inclusion vulnerability in the ThomsonReuters.Desktop.Service.exe and ThomsonReuters.Desktop.exe allows a remote attacker to list or enumerate sensitive contents of files via a \.. to port 6677.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An issue was discovered in Thomson Reuters Desktop Extensions 1.9.0.358. An unauthenticated directory traversal and local file inclusion vulnerability in the ThomsonReuters.Desktop.Service.exe and ThomsonReuters.Desktop.exe allows a remote attacker to list or enumerate sensitive contents of files via a \.. to port 6677. Additionally, this could allow for privilege escalation by dumping the affected machine's SAM and SYSTEM database files, as well as remote code execution.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 19.64% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 28 March 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- thomsonreuters/concourse matter room · thomsonreuters/firm central desktop
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 13.6% on 21 September 2026 to 19.6% on 3 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152298/Thomson-Reuters-Concourse-And-Firm-Central-Local-File-Inclusion-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/products-services.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152298/Thomson-Reuters-Concourse-And-Firm-Central-Local-File-Inclusion-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/products-services.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.