PT-2019-17915 · Sony · Vaio Update

Published 2019-07-05 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-5981

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VAIO Update versions 7.3.0.03150 and earlier

Description The issue is related to improper authorization, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary executable files with administrative privileges. The exact vectors used for the attack are not specified.

Recommendations For VAIO Update versions 7.3.0.03150 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-5981

Affected Products

Vaio Update

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5981 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5981 · Vendor Advisory
• https://sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00228777 · Vendor Advisory
• https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13555032/index.html · Note