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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-9768 · published 14 March 2019

CVE-2019-9768: Thinkst canarytokens permissions and access controls vulnerability

Thinkst · Canarytokens

Thinkst Canarytokens through commit hash 4e89ee0 (2019-03-01) relies on limited variation in size, metadata, and timestamp, which makes it easier for attackers to estimate whether a Word document contains a token.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 12% · top 4.1% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Thinkst Canarytokens through commit hash 4e89ee0 (2019-03-01) relies on limited variation in size, metadata, and timestamp, which makes it easier for attackers to estimate whether a Word document contains a token.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152182/Canarytokens-2019-03-01-Detection-Bypass.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/thinkst/canarytokens/issues/35 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46589/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152182/Canarytokens-2019-03-01-Detection-Bypass.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/thinkst/canarytokens/issues/35 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46589/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-9768), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.