CVE-2019-6566 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in GE Communicator versions prior to 4.0.517. A low-privileged attacker can replace the legitimate uninstaller with a malicious version, leading to potential administrator-level access on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no known active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.0.517CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ge:ge_communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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.