Vulnerability Details CVE-2019-1169
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel-mode driver handles objects in memory.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.015
EPSS Ranking 80.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
Products affected by CVE-2019-1169
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2