CVE-2019-18895 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by replacing executables in the insecurely permissioned installation directory of Scanguard on Windows.
- 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-2019-18895?
CVE-2019-18895 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Scanguard through 2019-11-12 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for the installation directory, leading to privilege escalation via a Trojan horse executable file.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18895?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Scanguard Scanguard Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18895?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-18895 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18895 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9p24-m679-hv98.