Acer Launch Manager 6.1.7600.16385 dsiwmis.exe unquoted search path

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Acer Launch Manager 6.1.7600.16385. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Launch Manager\dsiwmis.exe. Such manipulation leads to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-25302. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Acer Launch Manager 6.1.7600.16385. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Launch Manager\dsiwmis.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Acer Launch Manager 6.1.7600.16385 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DsiWMIService that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files (x86)\Launch Manager\dsiwmis.exe to insert malicious code that would execute with system-level permissions during service startup.

The weakness was shared by Gustavo Briseño as 47577. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-25302 since 02/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.009.

The exploit is available 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 databases at Exploit-DB (47577) and EUVD (EUVD-2019-19402). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Acer

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• Launch Manager

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• 6.1.7600.16385

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