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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-17549 · published 3 March 2020

CVE-2019-17549: Eset cyber security vulnerability

Eset · Cyber Security

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.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.2% · top 32.5%
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.0
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/esets-cyber-security ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/esets-cyber-security ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-17549), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-04). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.