{"id":"CVE-2019-12889","aliases":["EUVD-2019-4467","GHSA-ccjc-3gwx-9m2q"],"status":"published","title":"An unauthenticated privilege escalation exists in SailPoint Desktop Password Reset 7.2. A user...","description":"An unauthenticated privilege escalation exists in SailPoint Desktop Password Reset 7.2. A user with local access to only the Windows logon screen can escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\\System. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit. The attacker must disconnect the computer from the local network / WAN and connect it to an internet facing access point / network. At that point, the attacker can execute the password-reset functionality, which will expose a web browser. Browsing to a site that calls local Windows system functions (e.g., file upload) will expose the local file system. From there an attacker can launch a privileged command shell.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00618,"percentile":0.49901,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"published":"2019-08-20T12:00:13Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:15:39Z","exploits":[{"source":"pocgithub","id":"nulsect0r/CVE-2019-12889","title":"nulsect0r/CVE-2019-12889","date":"2019-07-10","url":"https://github.com/nulsect0r/CVE-2019-12889"}],"products":[{"vendor":"sailpoint","product":"desktop_password_reset"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/nulsect0r/CVE-2019-12889","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12889"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ccjc-3gwx-9m2q"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2019-12889","description":"An unauthenticated privilege escalation exists in SailPoint Desktop Password Reset 7.2. 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An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit. The attacker must disconnect the computer from the local network / WAN and connect it to an internet facing access point / network. At that point, the attacker can execute the password-reset functionality, which will expose a web browser. Browsing to a site that calls local Windows system functions (e.g., file upload) will expose the local file system. From there an attacker can launch a privileged command shell.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T16:54:04Z","modified":"2024-04-04T01:43:16Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:56:01.740944Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2019-12889","description":"An unauthenticated privilege escalation exists in SailPoint Desktop Password Reset 7.2. A user with local access to only the Windows logon screen can escalate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\\System. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit. The attacker must disconnect the computer from the local network / WAN and connect it to an internet facing access point / network. At that point, the attacker can execute the password-reset functionality, which will expose a web browser. Browsing to a site that calls local Windows system functions (e.g., file upload) will expose the local file system. 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