Realtek Waves MaxxAudio Driver 1.6.2.0 File Permission access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Realtek Waves MaxxAudio Driver 1.6.2.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component File Permission. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-15084. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Realtek Waves MaxxAudio Driver 1.6.2.0 (Hardware Driver Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component File Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 08/16/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-15084 since 08/15/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Hardware Driver Software

Vendor

Realtek

Name

Waves MaxxAudio Driver

Version

1.6.2.0

License

commercial

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/15/2019 🔍
08/16/2019 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-15084 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-15084
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140228
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2019 14:42
Updated: 10/17/2025 04:09
Changes: 08/16/2019 14:42 (35), 07/29/2020 17:17 (18), 11/26/2023 08:54 (4), 10/17/2025 04:09 (23)
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