CVE-2019-12042 describes an insecure permissions vulnerability in Panda security products prior to version 18.07.03, affecting Panda Antivirus, Panda Dome, and other related suites. This flaw allows an unprivileged attacker to queue a malicious event to the AgentSvc.exe system service, leading to privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, potentially granting full control over the affected system. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 18.07.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 18.07.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_antivirus_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 18.07.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_dome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 18.07.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_global_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 18.07.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pandasecurity:panda_gold_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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