CVE-2019-18232

mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.42% (37th) EPSS

CVSS 4.6 · medium

Is it mine?

7 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

SafeNet Sentinel LDK License Manager, all versions prior to 7.101(only Microsoft Windows versions are affected) is vulnerable when configured as a service. This vulnerability may allow an attacker with local access to create, write, and/or delete files in system folder using symbolic links, leading to a privilege escalation. This vulnerability could also be used by an attacker to execute a malicious DLL, which could impact the integrity and availability of the system.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationSafeNet Sentinel LDK License Managercisa_csaf_ot
Thales recommends upgrading to Version 7.101 or later.
https://sentinelcustomer.gemalto.com/sentineldownloads/

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.07.3highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USprimaryCWE-59USCWE-59US

affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

SafeNet Sentinel LDK License Manager: all versions prior to 7.101(only Microsoft Windows versions are affected)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Thales SafeNet Sentinel LDK License Manager< 7.101 (only Microsoft Windows versions are affected)cisa_csaf_otUS
n/a SafeNet Sentinel LDK License Manager Runtime≤ All versions prior to 7.101(only Microsoft Windows versions are affected)enisa_euvdEU
Thales DIS SafeNet Sentinel LDK License Manager Runtime≤ 7.101fstec_bduRU
Yokogawa Electric Corporation STARDOM FCN/FCJ≤ R4.30.01fstec_bduRU
Yokogawa Electric Corporation iDefine for ProSafe-RS≤ R1.16.6fstec_bduRU
gemalto sentinel ldk license manager< 7.101nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gemalto:sentinel_ldk_license_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-19-339-01Thales DIS SafeNet Sentinel LDK License Manager Runtime2019-12-05icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2019-12-11modified 2026-06-17

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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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