# CVE-2019-7178: Privilege escalation in n/a

> An attacker can escalate privileges by restoring a system backup in Pexip Infinity video conferencing software.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7m9j-x85g-gf4r

## What is CVE-2019-7178?

CVE-2019-7178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pexip Pexip Infinity, published on 25 Sep 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Pexip Infinity before 20.1 allows privilege escalation by restoring a system backup.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7178?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pexip Pexip Infinity.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-7178?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-7178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Pexip Pexip Infinity

- [CVE-2026-103110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-103110/): Memory corruption in Infinity (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11805/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-4719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4719/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-6551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6551/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-103105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-103105/): Missing authorization in Infinity (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-7178 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-7178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pexip Pexip Infinity, published on 25 Sep 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pexip Pexip Infinity. 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-2019-7178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7178/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7178
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7178
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-7178

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7178/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.