CVE-2019-6566
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 9, 2019 at 02:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGE Communicator
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, allows a non-administrative user to replace the uninstaller with a malicious version, which could allow an attacker to gain administrator privileges to the system.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.0.517
Affected range stops below 4.0.517, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-02CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284NVD-CWE-Other
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