CVE-2019-15719
HIGH
8
CVSS Score
Published: October 9, 2019 at 11:52 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPbs Professional
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Severity
HIGH8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Altair PBS Professional through 19.1.2 allows Privilege Escalation because an attacker can send a message directly to pbs_mom, which fails to properly authenticate the message. This results in code execution as an arbitrary user.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
13.0.0 ≤ v < 13.0.41214.0.0 ≤ v < 14.2.718.0.0 ≤ v < 18.2.519.1.0 ≤ v < 19.1.319.2.0 ≤ v < 19.2.4
Affected range stops below 13.0.412, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.2.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 19.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 19.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154782/PBS-Professional-19.2.3-Authentication-Bypass.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.hpcsec.com/2019/10/08/cve-2019-15719/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
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