CVE-2019-19792

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Published Mar 3, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A permissions issue in ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.300.0 for macOS allows a local attacker to escalate privileges by appending data to root-owned files.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:eset:cyber_security:*:*:*:*:-:macos:*:*

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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-2019-9391	A permissions issue in ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.300.0 for macOS allows a local attacker to escalate privileges by appending data to root-owned files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.399% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/esets-cyber-security

History

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Subscriptions

Eset Cyber Security

Weaknesses

CWE-276

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:25 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 3, 2020, 2:32 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:25 AM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 3, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:27 AM

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