HotkeyP through 4.9 r96 allows privilege escalation in the privilege function in Commands.cpp.
Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
HotkeyP through 4.9 r96 allows privilege escalation in the privilege function in Commands.cpp.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02376 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hotkeyp_project:hotkeyp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.8.3 | Vulnerable | Hotkeyp Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:hotkeyp_project:hotkeyp:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 | Vulnerable | Hotkeyp Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:hotkeyp_project:hotkeyp:4.9:r96:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 r96 | Vulnerable | Hotkeyp Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:hotkeyp_project:hotkeyp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.8.3 Vulnerable ·Hotkeyp Project
- cpe:2.3:a:hotkeyp_project:hotkeyp:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 Vulnerable ·Hotkeyp Project
- cpe:2.3:a:hotkeyp_project:hotkeyp:4.9:r96:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 r96 Vulnerable ·Hotkeyp Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18349
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5q3q-v4x7-mc35
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-18349 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18349 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5q3q-v4x7-mc35 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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