Aug 2019: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2019-1175 Published on August 14, 2019

Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the psmsrv.dll handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the psmsrv.dll properly handles objects in memory.

NVD

Weakness Type

Improper Privilege Management

The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.


Products Associated with CVE-2019-1175

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Microsoft Windows 10
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
 
Microsoft Windows 10 1803
 
Microsoft Windows Server 1803
 
Microsoft Windows Server 1903
 

Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803: Microsoft Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation): Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: Microsoft Windows Server 2019: Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation):

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.15%
Percentile
35.11%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.