CVE-2019-1378

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Windows Update Assistant
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 October 2019

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 Update Assistant in the way it handles permissions.A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, aka 'Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Affected Version(s)

Windows Update Assistant = unspecified

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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