ESET Cyber Security 6.7.900.0 for macOS allows a local attacker to execute unauthorized…
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
ESET Cyber Security 6.7.900.0 for macOS allows a local attacker to execute unauthorized commands as root by abusing an undocumented feature in scheduled tasks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00302 23rd 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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eset:cyber_security:*:*:*:*:-:macos:*:* | up to 6.7.900.0 | Vulnerable | ESET, spol. s r.o. |
| cpe:2.3:a:eset:cyber_security:*:*:*:*:pro:macos:*:* | up to 6.7.900.0 | Vulnerable | ESET, spol. s r.o. |
| cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:*:*:*:*:-:macos:*:* | up to 6.7.900.0 | Vulnerable | ESET, spol. s r.o. |
| cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:-:macos:*:* | up to 6.7.900.0 | Vulnerable | ESET, spol. s r.o. |
- cpe:2.3:a:eset:cyber_security:*:*:*:*:-:macos:*:* Versions up to 6.7.900.0 Vulnerable ·ESET, spol. s r.o.
- cpe:2.3:a:eset:cyber_security:*:*:*:*:pro:macos:*:* Versions up to 6.7.900.0 Vulnerable ·ESET, spol. s r.o.
- cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:*:*:*:*:-:macos:*:* Versions up to 6.7.900.0 Vulnerable ·ESET, spol. s r.o.
- cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:-:macos:*:* Versions up to 6.7.900.0 Vulnerable ·ESET, spol. s r.o.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16519
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6r5-grfm-g926
References
More ESET, spol. s r.o. Cyber Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-08204 The ESET AV parsing engine allows virus-detection bypass via a crafted BZ2 Checksum field… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-08214 ESET Archive Support Module before 1294 allows virus-detection bypass via crafted RAR… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-02668 Local privilege escalation in ESET products for Linux and MacOS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-13092 ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.1.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service allowing any user… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-14264 A permissions issue in ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.300.0 for macOS allows a local… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2020-07405 ESET Archive Support Module before 1296 allows virus-detection bypass via a crafted… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-16519 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-16519 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g6r5-grfm-g926 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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