CVE-2019-17549
ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.1.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service allowing any user to stop...
CVE-2019-17549 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Eset Cyber Security, published March 3, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.21%EPSS, 69th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.1.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service allowing any user to stop (kill) ESET processes. An attacker can abuse this bug to stop the protection from ESET and launch his attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.1.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service allowing any user to stop (kill) ESET processes. An attacker can abuse this bug to stop the protection from ESET and launch his attack.
- Record
CVE-2019-17549- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.1.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service allowing any user to stop (kill) ESET processes. An attacker can abuse this bug to stop the protection from ESET and launch his attack.
- Record
CVE-2019-17549- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7897No score
ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.1.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service allowing any user to stop (kill) ESET processes. An attacker can abuse this bug to stop the protection from ESET and launch his attack.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7897- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mpqh-vcrx-rgx2No score
ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.1.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service allowing any user to stop...
ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.1.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service allowing any user to stop (kill) ESET processes. An attacker can abuse this bug to stop the protection from ESET and launch his attack.
- Record
GHSA-mpqh-vcrx-rgx2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.