CVE-2019-11644
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
In the F-Secure installer in F-Secure SAFE for Windows before 17.6, F-Secure Internet Security before 17.6, F-Secure Anti-Virus before 17.6, F-Secure Client Security Standard and Premium before 14.10, F-Secure PSB Workstation Security before 12.01, and F-Secure Computer Protection Standard and Premium before 19.3, a local user can escalate their privileges through a DLL hijacking attack against the installer. The installer writes the file rm.exe to C:\Windows\Temp and then executes it. The rm.exe process then attempts to load several DLLs from its current directory. Non-admin users are able to write to this folder, so an attacker can create a malicious C:\Windows\Temp\OLEACC.dll file. When an admin runs the installer, rm.exe will execute the attacker's DLL in an elevated security context.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
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affected products (6)
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- f-secure psb workstation security< 12.01nvdUScpe:2.3:a:f-secure:psb_workstation_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (5)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11644cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/F-Secure-Anti-Virus-executing-DLL-code-via-the-installer-29346cnnvd
- https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/fsc-2019-2cnnvd
- https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/fsc-2019-2enisa_euvd
- https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/fsc-2019-2Vendor Advisorynvd
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