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CVE-2019-8385 EXPLOIT

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 19.6% (pctl 97)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

An issue was discovered in Thomson Reuters Desktop Extensions 1.9.0.358. An unauthenticated directory traversal and local file inclusion vulnerability in the ThomsonReuters.Desktop.Service.exe and ThomsonReuters.Desktop.exe allows a remote attacker to list or enumerate sensitive contents of files via a \.. to port 6677. Additionally, this could allow for privilege escalation by dumping the affected machine's SAM and SYSTEM database files, as well as remote code execution.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS19.64% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-22
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2019-06-05
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (2)

VendorProduct
thomsonreutersconcourse matter room
thomsonreutersfirm central desktop

Public exploits

References

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