CVE-2019-15084: Realtek Waves MaxxAudio driver 1.6.2.0, as used on Dell laptops, installs with incorrect file permissions. As a result, a local attacker can escalate to SYSTEM.

PriorityP341high7.8CVSS 3.0

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EXPLOIT

EPSS

0.94%

56.3th percentile

Realtek Waves MaxxAudio driver 1.6.2.0, as used on Dell laptops, installs with incorrect file permissions. As a result, a local attacker can escalate to SYSTEM.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
maxx	waves_maxx_audio	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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