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CVE-2019-7588

exacqVision Enterprise System Manager (ESM) privilege escalation

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2019 at 01:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEnterprise System Manager· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

A vulnerability in the exacqVision Enterprise System Manager (ESM) v5.12.2 application whereby unauthorized privilege escalation can potentially be achieved. This vulnerability impacts exacqVision ESM v5.12.2 and all prior versions of ESM running on a Windows operating system. This issue does not impact any Windows Server OSs, or Linux deployments with permissions that are not inherited from the root directory. Authorized Users have ‘modify’ permission to the ESM folders, which allows a low privilege account to modify files located in these directories. An executable can be renamed and replaced by a malicious file that could connect back to a bad actor providing system level privileges. A low privileged user is not able to restart the service, but a restart of the system would trigger the execution of the malicious file. This issue affects: Exacq Technologies, Inc. exacqVision Enterprise System Manager (ESM) Version 5.12.2 and prior versions; This issue does not affect: Exacq Technologies, Inc. exacqVision Enterprise System Manager (ESM) 19.03 and above.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Enterprise System Manager· Exacq
95%
v ≤ 5.12.21.x ≤ v ≤ 5.12.22.x ≤ v ≤ 5.12.23.x ≤ v ≤ 5.12.24.x ≤ v ≤ 5.12.25.x ≤ v ≤ 5.12.21.x2.x3.x4.x5.x
Vendor states this is fixed in 19.03 (unaffected)
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exacq.com/kb?crc=31399
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-164-01
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151691/exacqvisionesm5122-escalate.txt
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/-/media/jci/be/united-states/specialty-pages/product-security/files/cpp-psa-2019-01-v2-exacqvision-esm.pdf

CVSS

6.7MEDIUMjci
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-276

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