7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-7651
Emsisoft Anti-Malware EPP.sys ACL Bypass
Description

EPP.sys in Emsisoft Anti-Malware prior to version 2018.12 allows an attacker to bypass ACLs because Interpreted Device Characteristics lacks FILE_DEVICE_SECURE_OPEN and therefore files and directories "inside" the \\.\EPP device are not properly protected, leading to unintended impersonation or object creation. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 2018.12 and later.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 8, 2019, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-7651 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 Emsisoft anti-malware
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-2019-7651.

URL Resource
https://blog.emsisoft.com/en/32517/new-in-2018-12-safe-web-browsing-with-emsisoft-browser-security/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/nafiez/nafiez.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2019-01-09-emsisoft-Anti-Malware-bypass.md Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://help.emsisoft.com/en/1760/vulnerability-report-en/ Vendor Advisory
https://nafiez.github.io/security/bypass/2019/01/08/emsisoft-Anti-Malware-bypass.html Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-7651 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://help.emsisoft.com/en/1760/vulnerability-report-en/ No Types Assigned https://help.emsisoft.com/en/1760/vulnerability-report-en/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:2018.8.1.8923:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2018.12
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description EPP.sys in Emsisoft Anti-Malware 2018.8.1.8923 allows an attacker to bypass ACLs because Interpreted Device Characteristics lacks FILE_DEVICE_SECURE_OPEN and therefore files and directories "inside" the \\.\EPP device are not properly protected, leading to unintended impersonation or object creation. EPP.sys in Emsisoft Anti-Malware prior to version 2018.12 allows an attacker to bypass ACLs because Interpreted Device Characteristics lacks FILE_DEVICE_SECURE_OPEN and therefore files and directories "inside" the \\.\EPP device are not properly protected, leading to unintended impersonation or object creation. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 2018.12 and later.
    Added Reference https://help.emsisoft.com/en/1760/vulnerability-report-en/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://nafiez.github.io/security/bypass/2019/01/08/emsisoft-Anti-Malware-bypass.html No Types Assigned https://nafiez.github.io/security/bypass/2019/01/08/emsisoft-Anti-Malware-bypass.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/nafiez/nafiez.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2019-01-09-emsisoft-Anti-Malware-bypass.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/nafiez/nafiez.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2019-01-09-emsisoft-Anti-Malware-bypass.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.emsisoft.com/en/32517/new-in-2018-12-safe-web-browsing-with-emsisoft-browser-security/ No Types Assigned https://blog.emsisoft.com/en/32517/new-in-2018-12-safe-web-browsing-with-emsisoft-browser-security/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:2018.8.1.8923:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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.

0.39 }} 0.06%

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0.73313

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