# CVE-2019-6530: Memory corruption in FPWIN Pro

> An attacker can achieve remote code execution by tricking a user into opening a malicious project file in Panasonic FPWIN Pro.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-43fr-jpf5-3wcf

## What is CVE-2019-6530?

CVE-2019-6530 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Panasonic FPWIN Pro, published on 7 Jun 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

Panasonic FPWIN Pro version 7.3.0.0 and prior allows attacker-created project files to be loaded by an authenticated user causing heap-based buffer overflows, which may lead to remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6530?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Panasonic Control Fpwin Pro.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-6530?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6530 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-6530 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Panasonic FPWIN Pro

- [CVE-2023-28728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28728/): Memory corruption in Control FPWIN Pro (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-28729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28729/): Code injection in Control FPWIN Pro (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-28730](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28730/): Memory corruption in Control FPWIN Pro (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-6532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6532/): Code injection in FPWIN Pro (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-6530 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-6530 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Panasonic FPWIN Pro, published on 7 Jun 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Panasonic FPWIN Pro. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6530/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6530/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6530
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6530
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6530

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6530/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.