CVE-2019-15688

Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security, Kaspersky Free Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Small Office Security, Kaspersky Security Cloud up to 2020, the web protection component did not adequately inform the user about the threat of redirecting to an untrusted site. Bypass.

Published: 2019-11-26 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-15688 is rated Moderate Risk (42.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-15688

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-19 0.22% 0.27% +0.05%
2 2026-03-04 0.13% 0.22% +0.09%
3 2026-03-01 0.13%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-15688

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.7 [email protected]
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-15688

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-15688

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kaspersky anti-virus <= 2020 cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kaspersky anti-virus <= 2020 cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:anti-virus:*:*:*:*:free:*:*:*
kaspersky internet_security <= 2020 cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kaspersky security_cloud <= 2020 cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:security_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kaspersky small_office_security <= 7 cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:small_office_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kaspersky total_security <= 2020 cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-15688

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