CVE-2019-5012 Privilege escalation in Wacom
A local attacker can escalate privileges to root by exploiting the Wacom driver's update helper service which executes user-supplied scripts with root context.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5012?
CVE-2019-5012 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wacom, published on 24 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wacom, driver version 6.3.32-3, update helper service in the startProcess command. The command takes a user-supplied script argument and executes it under root context. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.
Weakness: CWE-88
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wacom Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-32162 Wacom Drivers for Windows Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-32163 Wacom Drivers for Windows Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-38604 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2019-5013 Command injection in Wacom
- CVE-2022-43293 Path traversal in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3rrv-j65x-53qp.