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TI-2019-09590 Aliases CVE-2019-12808GHSA-cfhc-p232-r9xc

Access control flaw in ESTsoft ALTOOLS Update Service

Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
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-264.

Summary

ALTOOLS update service 18.1 and earlier versions contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure permission. An attacker can overwrite an executable that is launched as a service to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00386 32nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ESTsoftALTOOLS Update Service18.1—No fix listedCNA
  • ALTOOLS Update Service VendorESTsoft Affected 18.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:estsoft:altools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 18.1VulnerableESTsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:estsoft:altools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 18.1 Vulnerable ·ESTsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12808
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cfhc-p232-r9xc

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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