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CVE-2019-6145

MEDIUM

6.7

Description

Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows versions lower than 6.6.1 have an unquoted search path vulnerability. This enables local privilege escalation to SYSTEM user. By default, only local administrators can write executables to the vulnerable directories. Forcepoint thanks Peleg Hadar of SafeBreach Labs for finding this vulnerability and for reporting it to us.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.7

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredHIGH

User InteractionNONE

Published9/20/2019

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

forcepoint:vpn_client

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-428

References

https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2019-6145.html(psirt@forcepoint.com)

https://safebreach.com/Post/Forcepoint-VPN-Client-for-Windows-Unquoted-Search-Path-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-6145(psirt@forcepoint.com)

https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2019-6145.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://safebreach.com/Post/Forcepoint-VPN-Client-for-Windows-Unquoted-Search-Path-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-6145(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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