CVE-2019-9768
Thinkst Canarytokens through commit hash 4e89ee0 (2019-03-01) relies on limited variation in size...
Thinkst Canarytokens through commit hash 4e89ee0 (2019-03-01) relies on limited variation in size, metadata, and timestamp, which makes it easier for attackers to estimate whether a Word document contains a token.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Thinkst Canarytokens through commit hash 4e89ee0 (2019-03-01) relies on limited variation in size, metadata, and timestamp, which makes it easier for attackers to estimate whether a Word document contains a token.
- Record
CVE-2019-9768- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Thinkst Canarytokens through commit hash 4e89ee0 (2019-03-01) relies on limited variation in size, metadata, and timestamp, which makes it easier for attackers to estimate whether a Word document contains a token.
- Record
CVE-2019-9768- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-19130 No score
Thinkst Canarytokens through commit hash 4e89ee0 (2019-03-01) relies on limited variation in size, metadata, and timestamp, which makes it easier for attackers to estimate whether a Word document contains a token.
- Record
EUVD-2019-19130- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3gff-8v36-4xj9
Thinkst Canarytokens through commit hash 4e89ee0 (2019-03-01) relies on limited variation in size...
Thinkst Canarytokens through commit hash 4e89ee0 (2019-03-01) relies on limited variation in size, metadata, and timestamp, which makes it easier for attackers to estimate whether a Word document contains a token.
- Record
GHSA-3gff-8v36-4xj9- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Canarytokens 2019-03-01 - Detection Bypass | 2019-03-21 |
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-2019-9768 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Thinkst Canarytokens, published March 14, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.7%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.