What is CVE-2019-16913?

CVE-2019-16913 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pcprotect Antivirus, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2019-16913?

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

Vulnerability in Pcprotect Antivirus

CVE-2019-16913

PC Protect Antivirus v4.14.31 installs by default to %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\PCProtect with very weak folder permissions, granting any user full permission "Everyone: (F)" to the contents of the directory and its subfolders. In addition, the program installs a service called SecurityService that runs as LocalSystem. This allows any user to escalate privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by substituting the service's binary with a Trojan horse.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th 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

Pcprotect Antivirus — versions 4.14.31
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16913?: CVE-2019-16913 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pcprotect Antivirus, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2019-16913?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.