# CVE-2019-7588: exacqVision Enterprise System Manager (ESM) privilege escalation

> Low-privileged users can replace executables in ESM directories to gain system-level privileges upon system restart.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fvmc-pwj7-rpwh

## What is CVE-2019-7588?

CVE-2019-7588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in exacqVision Enterprise System Manager (ESM), published on 18 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

A vulnerability in the exacqVision Enterprise System Manager (ESM) v5.12.2 application whereby unauthorized privilege escalation can potentially be achieved. This vulnerability impacts exacqVision ESM v5.12.2 and all prior versions of ESM running on a Windows operating system. This issue does not impact any Windows Server OSs, or Linux deployments with permissions that are not inherited from the root directory. Authorized Users have ‘modify’ permission to the ESM folders, which allows a low privilege account to modify files located in these directories. An executable can be renamed and replaced by a malicious file that could connect back to a bad actor providing system level privileges. A low privileged user is not able to restart the service, but a restart of the system would trigger the execution of the malicious file. This issue affects: Exacq Technologies, Inc. exacqVision Enterprise System Manager (ESM) Version 5.12.2 and prior versions; This issue does not affect: Exacq Technologies, Inc. exacqVision Enterprise System Manager (ESM) 19.03 and above.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7588?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Exacq Enterprise System Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-7588?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-7588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-7588 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-7588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in exacqVision Enterprise System Manager (ESM), published on 18 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-2019-7588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: exacqVision Enterprise System Manager (ESM). 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-2019-7588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7588/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7588
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7588
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-7588

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7588/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.