CVE-2019-11644

HIGH

F-Secure <17.6 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/fsc-2019-2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0135
EPSS Percentile 67.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-427
Status published
Products (5)
f-secure/client_security < 14.10 (2 CPE variants)
f-secure/computer_protection < 19.3 (2 CPE variants)
f-secure/internet_security < 17.6
f-secure/psb_workstation_security < 12.01
f-secure/safe < 17.6
Published May 17, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026