CVE-2019-17066

high

Description

In Ivanti WorkSpace Control before 10.4.40.0, a user can elevate rights on the system by hijacking certain user registries. This is possible because pwrgrid.exe first checks the Current User registry hives (HKCU) when starting an application with elevated rights.

References

https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/A-locally-authenticated-user-with-low-privileges-can-acquire-admin-privileges-by-hijacking-certain-user-registry-entries

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-05-18

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H