CVE-2019-17066

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-05-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

In Ivanti WorkSpace Control before 10.4.40.0, a user can elevate rights on the system by hijacking certain user registries. This is possible because pwrgrid.exe first checks the Current User registry hives (HKCU) when starting an application with elevated rights.

Affected products

Ivanti Workspace Control: before 10.4.40.0 — fixed in 10.4.40.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ivanti Workspace Control 10.4.40.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/A-locally-authenticated-user-with-low-privileges-can-acquire-admin-privileges-by-hijacking-certain-user-registry-entries
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/A-locally-authenticated-user-with-low-privileges-can-acquire-admin-privileges-by-hijacking-certain-user-registry-entries

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