CRITICAL

CVE-2019-8385

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

10.7%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

An issue was discovered in Thomson Reuters Desktop Extensions 1.9.0.358. An unauthenticated directory traversal and local file inclusion vulnerability in the ThomsonReuters.Desktop.Service.exe and ThomsonReuters.Desktop.exe allows a remote attacker to list or enumerate sensitive contents of files via a \\.. to port 6677. Additionally, this could allow for privilege escalation by dumping the affected machine's SAM and SYSTEM database files, as well as remote code execution.

Technical details

Published
6/5/2019

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8385?

An issue was discovered in Thomson Reuters Desktop Extensions 1.9.0.358. An unauthenticated directory traversal and local file inclusion vulnerability in the ThomsonReuters.Desktop.Service.exe and ThomsonReuters.Desktop.exe allows a remote attacker to list or enumerate sensitive contents of files via a \\.. to port 6677. Additionally, this could allow for privilege escalation by dumping the affected machine's SAM and SYSTEM database files, as well as remote code execution.

Is CVE-2019-8385 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-8385 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 10.7%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-8385?

CVE-2019-8385 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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