Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2019-14619 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T19:40:49.091Z
Reserved: 2019-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2019-5012
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Status : Modified
Published: 2019-10-24T16:15:20.267
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:44:11.103
Link: CVE-2019-5012
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Weaknesses
EUVD