CVE-2019-18631

Description

The Windows component of Centrify Authentication and Privilege Elevation Services 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.5.0, 3.5.1 (18.8), 3.5.2 (18.11), and 3.6.0 (19.6) does not properly handle an unspecified exception during use of partially trusted assemblies to serialize input data, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the Centrify process via (1) a crafted application that makes a pipe connection to the process and sends malicious serialized data or (2) a crafted Microsoft Management Console snap-in control file.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.80% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory force.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://centrify.force.com/support/Article/KB-22420-Centrify-Agent-for-Windows-Remote-Code-Execution-Vulnerability patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-18631?
CVE-2019-18631 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-18631?
To fix CVE-2019-18631, 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-2019-18631 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-18631 is being actively exploited. 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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