7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-10679
Thomson Reuters Eikon Local Privilege Escalation
Description

Thomson Reuters Eikon 4.0.42144 allows all local users to modify the service executable file because of weak %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Thomson Reuters\Eikon permissions.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 3, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 11, 2020, 2:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-10679 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-10679 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Thomsonreuters eikon
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-10679.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158989/Eikon-Thomson-Reuters-4.0.42144-File-Permissions.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/19 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/extensive-file-permissions-on-service-executable-in-eikon-thomson-reuters-cve-2019-10679/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.sec-consult.com/en/vulnerability-lab/advisories/index.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/products-services.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-10679 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-10679 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158989/Eikon-Thomson-Reuters-4.0.42144-File-Permissions.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158989/Eikon-Thomson-Reuters-4.0.42144-File-Permissions.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/19 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/19 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/extensive-file-permissions-on-service-executable-in-eikon-thomson-reuters-cve-2019-10679/ No Types Assigned https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/extensive-file-permissions-on-service-executable-in-eikon-thomson-reuters-cve-2019-10679/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.sec-consult.com/en/vulnerability-lab/advisories/index.html No Types Assigned https://www.sec-consult.com/en/vulnerability-lab/advisories/index.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/products-services.html No Types Assigned https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/products-services.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-276
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:thomsonreuters:eikon:4.0.42144:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-10679 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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