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CVE-2019-6564

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  • Published2019-05-09
  • Fixed in4.0.517
  • WeaknessCWE-427

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Description

GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, allows a non-administrative user to place malicious files within the installer file directory, which may allow an attacker to gain administrative privileges on a system during installation or upgrade.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-05-0915:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Ge ge communicator
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0< 4.0.5174.0.517

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-19-122-02 CISA5 known affected

    GE Communicator

    Communicator Application: all versions prior to 4.0.517 · Communicator MeterManager: all versions prior to 4.0.517 · Communicator Installer: all versions prior to 4.0.517 · +2 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Ge ge communicator to 4.0.517
  2. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-122-02 · 5 productsGE recommends users upgrade to GE Communicator version 4.0.517 or newer, which can be downloaded from the following link:
  3. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-122-02 · 5 productsGE recommends ensuring Windows default firewall rules are active.

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.9read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-427read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-427read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.4 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-05-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6564?

GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, allows a non-administrative user to place malicious files within the installer file directory, which may allow an attacker to gain administrative privileges on a system during installation or upgrade.

Is CVE-2019-6564 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-6564 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.4% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-6564?

CVE-2019-6564 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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