CVE-2019-6008 Privilege escalation in Multiple Yokogawa products for Windows
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via unquoted search paths in Yokogawa industrial software.
- 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-2019-6008?
CVE-2019-6008 is a high-severity vulnerability in Multiple Yokogawa products for Windows, published on 26 Dec 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
An unquoted search path vulnerability in Multiple Yokogawa products for Windows (Exaopc (R1.01.00 ? R3.77.00), Exaplog (R1.10.00 ? R3.40.00), Exaquantum (R1.10.00 ? R3.02.00 and R3.15.00), Exaquantum/Batch (R1.01.00 ? R2.50.40), Exasmoc (all revisions), Exarqe (all revisions), GA10 (R1.01.01 ? R3.05.01), and InsightSuiteAE (R1.01.00 ? R1.06.00)) allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file and execute arbitrary code with eleveted privileges.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6008?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Yokogawa Exaopc, Yokogawa Exaplog, Yokogawa Exaquantum, Yokogawa Exaquantum\/Batch, Yokogawa Exarqe, Yokogawa Exasmoc and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6008?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-6008 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6008 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2pj7-pfh7-3h56.