# CVE-2019-10679: Thomson Reuters Eikon 4.0.42144 allows all local users to modify the service executable file because of weak %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\\Thomson Reu

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-09-03 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Thomson Reuters Eikon 4.0.42144 allows all local users to modify the service executable file because of weak %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Thomson Reuters\Eikon permissions.

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/products-services.html
- https://www.sec-consult.com/en/vulnerability-lab/advisories/index.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/19
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158989/Eikon-Thomson-Reuters-4.0.42144-File-Permissions.html
- https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/extensive-file-permissions-on-service-executable-in-eikon-thomson-reuters-cve-2019-10679/

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