Alps HID Monitor Service 8.1.0.10 - 'ApHidMonitorService' Unquote 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 HID Monitor Service 8.1.0.10 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\HidMonitorSvc.exe to inject malicious executables and gain system-level access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00174 6th 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-2019-25292
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cf3q-ghm6-4q45
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More Alps vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15339 Alps Pointing-device Controller 8.1202.1711.04 - 'ApHidMonitorService' Unquoted 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-2019-25292 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25292 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cf3q-ghm6-4q45 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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