Is CVE-2019-9742 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-9742 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-9742?

CVE-2019-9742 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-9742?

CVE-2019-9742 has an EPSS score of 1.38% (69th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9742?

Upgrade total security to 2019-02-22 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-9742

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

gdwfpcd.sys in G Data Total Security before 2019-02-22 allows an attacker to bypass ACLs because Interpreted Device Characteristics lacks FILE_DEVICE_SECURE_OPEN and therefore files and directories "inside" the \\.\gdwfpcd device are not properly protected, leading to unintended impersonation or object creation.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

total securityNVD

Affected:< 2019-02-22Fixed in:2019-02-22CVE-2019-9742derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

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CVE-2021-39226	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-0543	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21978	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-52163	High	8.8	96%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-1329	High	8.8	93%	-	-
CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.