CVE Catalog

CVE-2019-15598

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.74%

86th percentile - higher than 86% of all known CVEs

Summary

A code injection exists in treekill on Windows that allows remote code execution when an attacker can control the input into the command. This enables execution of arbitrary code in the context of the affected process.

Risk Assessment

Potential remote code execution on the victim system, which may lead to compromise of the application or host. The risk applies to Windows environments where treekill input is not properly validated.

Recommendation

Update treekill to a patched version and validate/sanitize all input passed into commands.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A Code Injection exists in treekill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS