CVE-2019-18349

Public Exploit

Description

HotkeyP through 4.9 r96 allows privilege escalation in the privilege function in Commands.cpp.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.51%

Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://sourceforge.net/p/hotkeyp/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/source/Commands.cpp	third party advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/hotkeyp/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/WhatsNew.txt	third party advisory release notes
https://gist.github.com/matt-thibodeau/8bf16bba4c2a13978ed4e5fd08fbe2c2	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-18349?: CVE-2019-18349 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-18349?: To fix CVE-2019-18349, 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-2019-18349 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-18349 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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