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medium 5.2

CVE-2019-19792 json

A permissions issue in ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.300.0 for macOS allows a local attacker to escalate privileges by appending data to r…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-9391

cvss
5.2
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A permissions issue in ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.300.0 for macOS allows a local attacker to escalate privileges by appending data to root-owned files.

Patch / fix

  • eset cyber_security 6.8.300.0

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Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • danishcyberdefence.dk https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/esets-cyber-security referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 5.2 CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:L/C:L/I:L/PR:H/S:C/UI:R
NVD 3.1 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.0 5.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

Sources

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