Privilege escalation in the "HTC Account Service" and "ViveportDesktopService" in HTC…
Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00317 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj72-54ch-xhfx
References
More HTC Viveport vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-09095 Privilege escalation due to insecure directory permissions affecting… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-12176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-12176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xj72-54ch-xhfx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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