What is CVE-2018-19666?

CVE-2018-19666 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-19666?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2018-19666

The agent in OSSEC through 3.1.0 on Windows allows local users to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM access via Directory Traversal by leveraging full access to the associated OSSEC server.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Ossec
Wazuh
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19666?: CVE-2018-19666 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-19666?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.