CVE-2019-16913

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p36

Published

Oct 7, 2019 (Oct 7, 2019)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

PC Protect Antivirus v4.14.31 installs by default to %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\PCProtect with very weak folder permissions, granting any user full permission "Everyone: (F)" to the contents of the directory and its subfolders. In addition, the program installs a service called SecurityService that runs as LocalSystem. This allows any user to escalate privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by substituting the service's binary with a Trojan horse.

Vendors: pcprotect
Products: antivirus
Weakness: CWE-276
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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