CVE-2019-18895

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Published Nov 14, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Scanguard through 2019-11-12 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for the installation directory, leading to privilege escalation via a Trojan horse executable file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:scanguard:scanguard_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-8577	Scanguard through 2019-11-12 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for the installation directory, leading to privilege escalation via a Trojan horse executable file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.518% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Nov/5
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155319/ScanGuard-Antivirus-Insecure-Permissions.html
https://support.scanguard.com/en/kb/22/upgrades-available

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Scanguard Scanguard Antivirus

Weaknesses

CWE-732

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:02 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 14, 2019, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:02 AM
Reserved: Nov 12, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 14, 2019, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:25 AM

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