KMPlayer 4.2.2.31 allows a User Mode Write AV starting at utils!src_new+0x000000000014d6ee.

published 2019-10-08 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-7675

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits: 0; none known

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-17259 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 7.5

kmplayer: allows User Mode Write AV starting at utils!src_new+0x000000000014d6ee

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/linhlhq/research/blob/master/README.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

github.com /linhlhq/research/blob/master/README.md
exploit, third-party-advisory
kmplayer.com
product, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-17259
NVD CVE-2019-17259

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Summary