CVE-2019-9742
gdwfpcd.sys in G Data Total Security before 2019-02-22 allows an attacker to bypass ACLs because...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9742- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9742- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-19105 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-19105- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r57c-7j7f-h2pm
gdwfpcd.sys in G Data Total Security before 2019-02-22 allows an attacker to bypass ACLs because...
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.
- Record
GHSA-r57c-7j7f-h2pm- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-9742 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gdata-software Total Security, published March 13, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.