Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2019-18895
Scanguard through 2019-11-12 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for the installation directory, leading to privilege escalation via a Trojan horse executable file.
EPSS: 0.005 (41.0th 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
- Microsoft Windows
- Scanguard Scanguard_antivirus
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-18895?
- CVE-2019-18895 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2019-18895?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.