CVE-2019-19954
Signal Desktop Local Privilege Escalation
Description
Signal Desktop before 1.29.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges by creating a Trojan horse %SYSTEMDRIVE%\node_modules\.bin\wmic.exe file.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 24, 2019, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.3
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-19954 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2019-19954.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://blog.mirch.io/2019/12/18/signal-desktop-windows-lpe/ | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/commit/2da39cca673cc11be3c6d70d4fb95889f9ab6688 | Patch |
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CVE-2019-19954 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-427 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 02, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://blog.mirch.io/2019/12/18/signal-desktop-windows-lpe/ No Types Assigned https://blog.mirch.io/2019/12/18/signal-desktop-windows-lpe/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/commit/2da39cca673cc11be3c6d70d4fb95889f9ab6688 No Types Assigned https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/commit/2da39cca673cc11be3c6d70d4fb95889f9ab6688 Patch Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:signal:signal-desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.29.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-19954 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-19954
weaknesses.
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