Description
An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wacom, driver version 6.3.32-3, update helper service in the start/stopLaunchDProcess command. The command takes a user-supplied string argument and executes launchctl under root context. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise load arbitrary launchD agents. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0761
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0060
EPSS Percentile
43.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-88
Status
published
Products (1)
wacom/driver
6.3.32-3
Published
Oct 24, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026