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CVE-2019-5012

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wacom, driver version 6.3.32-3, update helper service in the startProcess command. The command takes a user-supplied script argument and executes it under root context. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

Published

2019-10-24T16:15:20.267

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:44:11.103

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-88
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-88
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application wacom driver 6.3.32-3 Yes
Operating System apple macos - No
References