Wacom WTabletService 6.6.7-3 unquoted search path

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wacom WTabletService 6.6.7-3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Service. Performing a manipulation results in unquoted search path. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-25288. The attack must be initiated from a local position. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Wacom WTabletService 6.6.7-3. This affects some unknown processing of the component Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Wacom WTabletService 6.6.7-3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute malicious code with elevated privileges. Attackers can insert an executable file in the service path to run unauthorized code when the service restarts or the system reboots.

The weakness was shared by Marcos Antonio León as 47593. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-25288 since 01/06/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574.009 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47593). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Tablet Operating System

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• Wacom

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• WTabletService

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• 6.6.7-3

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