CVE-2019-15084
Realtek Waves MaxxAudio driver 1.6.2.0, as used on Dell laptops, installs with incorrect file...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-15084- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-15084- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-6162 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-6162- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hm8j-mx2h-278j
Realtek Waves MaxxAudio driver 1.6.2.0, as used on Dell laptops, installs with incorrect file...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hm8j-mx2h-278j- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | MaxxAudio Drivers WavesSysSvc64.exe 1.6.2.0 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2019-02-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-15084 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Maxx Waves Maxx Audio, published August 15, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.