The Windows component of Centrify Authentication and Privilege Elevation Services 3.4.0…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- 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-502.
Summary
The Windows component of Centrify Authentication and Privilege Elevation Services 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.5.0, 3.5.1 (18.8), 3.5.2 (18.11), and 3.6.0 (19.6) does not properly handle an unspecified exception during use of partially trusted assemblies to serialize input data, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the Centrify process via (1) a crafted application that makes a pipe connection to the process and sends malicious serialized data or (2) a crafted Microsoft Management Console snap-in control file.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 19
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.4.0 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.4.1 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.4.2 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.4.3 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.5.0 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.5.1 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:infrastructure_services:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.8 | Running on | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.5.2 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:infrastructure_services:18.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.11 | Running on | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.6.0 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:infrastructure_services:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.8 Running on ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:infrastructure_services:18.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.11 Running on ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:authentication_service:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·Centrify
Show 9 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:infrastructure_services:19.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.6 | Running on | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.4.0 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.4.1 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.4.2 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.4.3 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.5.0 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.5.1 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.5.2 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
| cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.6.0 | Vulnerable | Centrify |
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:infrastructure_services:19.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.6 Running on ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·Centrify
- cpe:2.3:a:centrify:privilege_elevation_service:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·Centrify
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18631
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f46p-789m-h7j2
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-18631 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18631 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f46p-789m-h7j2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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