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Unquoted Search Path or Element

CVE-2019-18915

High
7.8/10

Summary

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with certain versions of HP System Event Utility prior to version 1.4.33. This vulnerability may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via an HP System Event Utility system service.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element

The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published