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CVE-2019-12176

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-06-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Privilege escalation in the "HTC Account Service" and "ViveportDesktopService" in HTC VIVEPORT before 1.0.0.36 allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via reconfiguration of either service.

Affected products

• HTC Viveport: before 1.0.0.36 — fixed in 1.0.0.36

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HTC Viveport 1.0.0.36. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.viveport.com/
• https://huskersec.com/privilege-escalation-via-htc-viveport-desktop-c93471ff87c8
• https://community.viveport.com/
• https://huskersec.com/privilege-escalation-via-htc-viveport-desktop-c93471ff87c8

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