Aug 2019: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2019-1177 Published on August 14, 2019

Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the rpcss.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 rpcss.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-2019-1177

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Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 7

Microsoft Windows 8.1

Microsoft Windows Rt 8 1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Microsoft Windows 10 1803

Microsoft Windows Server 1803

Microsoft Windows Server 1903

Microsoft Windows 10 1507

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Sp2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation):

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016:

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 7:

Version 6.1.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1:

Version 6.1.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows 8.1:

Version 6.3.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2:

Version 6.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2:

Version 6.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1:

Version 6.1.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1:

Version 6.1.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.0.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012:

Version 6.2.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.2.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2:

Version 6.3.0 and below publication is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.3.0 and below publication is affected.

Exploit Probability

EPSS

0.15%

Percentile

35.06%