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High severity · published May 18, 2020
CVE-2019-17066
In Ivanti WorkSpace Control before 10.4.40.0, a user can elevate rights on the system by hijacking certain user registries
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Ivanti WorkSpace Control before 10.4.40.0, a user can elevate rights on the system by hijacking certain user registries. This is possible because pwrgrid.exe first checks the Current User registry hives (HKCU) when starting an application with elevated rights.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WC
Workspace Control · Ivanti
before 10.4.40.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
WC
Workspace Control
Ivanti
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17066
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17066
Vendor Advisory
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/A-locally-authenticated-user-with-low-privileges-can-acquire-admin-privileges-by-hijacking-certain-user-registry-entries
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