CVE-2019-12176

Description

Privilege escalation in the "HTC Account Service" and "ViveportDesktopService" in HTC VIVEPORT before 1.0.0.36 allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via reconfiguration of either service.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory viveport.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://community.viveport.com/ vendor advisory
https://huskersec.com/privilege-escalation-via-htc-viveport-desktop-c93471ff87c8 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12176?
CVE-2019-12176 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12176?
To fix CVE-2019-12176, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12176 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-12176 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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