What is CVE-2019-9742?

CVE-2019-9742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gdata-Software Total Security, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-03-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-9742?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gdata-Software Total Security

CVE-2019-9742

gdwfpcd.sys in G Data Total Security before 2019-02-22 allows an attacker to bypass ACLs because Interpreted Device Characteristics lacks FILE_DEVICE_SECURE_OPEN and therefore files and directories "inside" the \\.\gdwfpcd device are not properly protected, leading to unintended impersonation or object creation.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.014 (69.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gdata-software Total_security
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9742?: CVE-2019-9742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gdata-Software Total Security, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-9742?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.