CVE-2019-10679 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by modifying the service executable due to weak file permissions in Thomson Reuters Eikon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-10679?
CVE-2019-10679 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Thomson Reuters Eikon 4.0.42144 allows all local users to modify the service executable file because of weak %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Thomson Reuters\Eikon permissions.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10679?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Thomsonreuters Eikon.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10679?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-10679 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10679 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-56mm-m97c-2f2p.