CVE-2019-6544

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.6 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: none known
Published: 2019-05-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, has a service running with system privileges that may allow an unprivileged user to perform certain administrative actions, which may allow the execution of scheduled scripts with system administrator privileges. This service is inaccessible to attackers if Windows default firewall settings are used by the end user.

Affected products

GE Communicator: before 4.0.517 — fixed in 4.0.517

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GE Communicator 4.0.517. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-02
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-02

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