What is CVE-2019-14935?

CVE-2019-14935 is a high-severity vulnerability in 3cx, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-14935?

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

Is CVE-2019-14935 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in 3cx

CVE-2019-14935

3CX Phone 15 on Windows has insecure permissions on the "%PROGRAMDATA%\3CXPhone for Windows\PhoneApp" installation directory, allowing Full Control access for Everyone, and leading to privilege escalation because of a StartUp link.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.6th 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

3cx — versions 15
Microsoft Windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Ekitji/siem

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14935?: CVE-2019-14935 is a high-severity vulnerability in 3cx, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-14935?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-14935 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.