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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-15598

A Code Injection exists in treekill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.

Published Dec 18, 2019 · catalog updated Oct 23, 2026 · tree-kill project

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-15598. EPSS is 2.74%. Act only if a listed version of tree-kill project is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.74%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe tree-kill project/tree-kill

A Code Injection exists in treekill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe tree-kill project/tree-kill< 1.2.2

How to fix CVE-2019-15598

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-15598. EPSS is 2.74%. Act only if a listed version of tree-kill project is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with tree-kill project/tree-kill < 1.2.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection; CWE-94: Code Injection. EPSS 2.74%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 18, 2019 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A Code Injection exists in treekill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.

  2. Oct 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A Code Injection exists in treekill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-15598

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-15598

    30-day exploitation probability 2.74%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-15598

    A Code Injection exists in treekill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 24, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.