CVE-2019-12573 describes a local arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the London Trust Media Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Client v82 for Linux and macOS. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit an unsanitized log file path in the setuid root openvpn_launcher binary to overwrite arbitrary files, including those owned by root. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), indicating a low attack complexity and local access requirement, with potential for high impact on integrity and availability, leading to denial of service and data loss. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
82CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:londontrustmedia:private_internet_access_vpn_client:82:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.