# CVE-2019-7590: exacqVision Server Unquoted Service Path

> An authenticated user can elevate privileges by inserting code into the system root path due to unquoted service paths in exacqVision Server.

- **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:** 19 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4q3f-pvfg-v946

## What is CVE-2019-7590?

CVE-2019-7590 is a medium-severity vulnerability in exacqVision Server, published on 19 Jul 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

ExacqVision Server’s services 'exacqVisionServer', 'dvrdhcpserver' and 'mdnsresponder' have an unquoted service path. If an authenticated user is able to insert code in their system root path it potentially can be executed during the application startup. This could allow the authenticated user to elevate privileges on the system. This issue affects: Exacq Technologies, Inc. exacqVision Server 9.6; 9.8. This issue does not affect: Exacq Technologies, Inc. exacqVision Server version 9.4 and prior versions; 19.03. It is not known whether this issue affects: Exacq Technologies, Inc. exacqVision Server versions prior to 8.4.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7590?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Johnsoncontrols Exacqvision Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-7590?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-7590 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in exacqVision Server

- [CVE-2021-27665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27665/): exacqVision Server 32-bit (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-32865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32865/): exacqVison - TLS certificate validation (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-7590 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-7590 is a medium-severity vulnerability in exacqVision Server, published on 19 Jul 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-2019-7590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: exacqVision Server. 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-2019-7590/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7590/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7590
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7590
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-7590

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7590/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.