What is CVE-2019-12808?

CVE-2019-12808 is a high-severity vulnerability in Estsoft Altools, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-12808?

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

Vulnerability in Estsoft Altools

CVE-2019-12808

ALTOOLS update service 18.1 and earlier versions contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure permission. An attacker can overwrite an executable that is launched as a service to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Estsoft Altools
Estsoft Altools Update Service — versions 18.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264
CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

vuln@krcert.or.kr (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12808?: CVE-2019-12808 is a high-severity vulnerability in Estsoft Altools, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-12808?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.