CVE-2019-12574 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via DLL injection during the update process of the PIA VPN Client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12574?
CVE-2019-12574 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in the London Trust Media Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Client v1.0 for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The PIA client is vulnerable to a DLL injection vulnerability during the software update process. The updater loads several libraries from a folder that authenticated users have write access to. A low privileged user can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12574?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Londontrustmedia Private Internet Access Vpn Client.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12574?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-12574 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12574 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8rcc-ggf9-rq92.