Is CVE-2019-11553 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2019-11553 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2019-11553 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2019-11553 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-11553?

CVE-2019-11553 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2019-11553

CWE-269Published: July 19, 2019· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

In Code42 for Enterprise through 6.8.4, an administrator without web restore permission but with the ability to manage users in an organization can impersonate a user with web restore permission. When requesting the token to do a web restore, an administrator with permission to manage a user could request the token of that user. If the administrator was not authorized to perform web restores but the user was authorized to perform web restores, this would allow the administrator to impersonate the user with greater permissions. In order to exploit this vulnerability, the user would have to be an administrator with access to manage an organization with a user with greater permissions than themselves.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2019-11553 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.