CVE-2019-17066 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can elevate privileges by hijacking user registries due to insecure registry hive checks in Ivanti Workspace Control.
- 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-2019-17066?
CVE-2019-17066 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Ivanti WorkSpace Control before 10.4.40.0, a user can elevate rights on the system by hijacking certain user registries. This is possible because pwrgrid.exe first checks the Current User registry hives (HKCU) when starting an application with elevated rights.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17066?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ivanti Workspace Control.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17066?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17066 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-17066 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17066 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g5hw-7f7p-926r.