PT-2019-17401 · Wacom · Wacom Driver

Published 2019-10-24 · Updated 2022-06-07 · CVE-2019-5012

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wacom driver version 6.3.32-3

Description A privilege escalation issue exists in the update helper service, specifically in the startProcess command. This command executes a user-supplied script under root context, allowing a local user to elevate their privileges to root. The exploitation of this issue requires local access to the machine.

Recommendations For Wacom driver version 6.3.32-3, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the startProcess command in the update helper service until a patch is available. Restrict local access to the machine to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Argument Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-88

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-5012

Affected Products

Wacom Driver

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5012 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5012 · Security Note
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0760 · Note