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CVE-2019-17549

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-03-03 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

ESET Cyber Security before 6.8.1.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service allowing any user to stop (kill) ESET processes. An attacker can abuse this bug to stop the protection from ESET and launch his attack.

Affected products

• ESET Cyber Security: before 6.8.1.0 — fixed in 6.8.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ESET Cyber Security 6.8.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/esets-cyber-security
• https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/esets-cyber-security

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