An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wacom, driver version…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-88.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Wacom | Wacom macOS - Driver 6.3.32-3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Wacom Vendor— Affected Wacom macOS - Driver 6.3.32-3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5012
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rrv-j65x-53qp
References
More Wacom Driver vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-18161 Wacom Driver 6.3.46-1 for Windows and lower was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2022-21135 Wacom Driver 6.3.46-1 for Windows was discovered to contain an arbitrary file write… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2023-15466 Link following in Wacom Drivers for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-15465 Incorrect permission assignment in Wacom Drivers for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-03481 An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wacom, driver version… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-5012 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5012 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3rrv-j65x-53qp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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