CVE-2019-5012 HIGH

CVE-2019-5012

Vendor N/A
Product Wacom
Weakness CWE-88
Published October 24, 2019
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wacom, driver version 6.3.32-3, update helper service in the startProcess command. The command takes a user-supplied script argument and executes it under root context. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 24, 2019 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated