CVE-2019-12808 Privilege escalation in ALTOOLS Update Service
Local attackers can overwrite a service executable to execute arbitrary code with system privileges due to insecure permissions.
- 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-2019-12808?
CVE-2019-12808 is a high-severity vulnerability in ESTSOFT ALTOOLS Update Service, published on 13 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ALTOOLS update service 18.1 and earlier versions contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure permission. An attacker can overwrite an executable that is launched as a service to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12808?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Estsoft Altools.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12808?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-12808 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12808 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfhc-p232-r9xc.