Alps Pointing-device Controller 8.1202.1711.04 - 'ApHidMonitorService' Unquoted Service Path
Priority HIGH 72CWE-428Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.
Summary
Alps Pointing-device Controller 8.1202.1711.04 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ApHidMonitorService that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and gain system-level access when the service restarts or the system reboots.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00178 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25285
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2h5m-6pcf-vjf3
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More Alps vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15346 Alps HID Monitor Service 8.1.0.10 - 'ApHidMonitorService' Unquote Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2018-07652 An issue was discovered in Alps Pointing-device Driver 10.1.101.207. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-25285 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25285 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2h5m-6pcf-vjf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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