What is CVE-2019-15084?

CVE-2019-15084 is a high-severity vulnerability in Maxx Waves Audio, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-15084?

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

Is CVE-2019-15084 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Maxx Waves Audio

CVE-2019-15084

Realtek Waves MaxxAudio driver 1.6.2.0, as used on Dell laptops, installs with incorrect file permissions. As a result, a local attacker can escalate to SYSTEM.

EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th 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

Maxx Waves_maxx_audio — versions 1.6.2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15084?: CVE-2019-15084 is a high-severity vulnerability in Maxx Waves Audio, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-15084?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-15084 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.