Vulnerability in Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010
CVE-2019-1161
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted command that could exploit the vulnerability and delete protected files on an affected system once MpSigStub.exe ran again. The update addresses the vulnerability and blocks the arbitrary deletion.
EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Forefront_endpoint_protection_2010
- Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 — versions N/A
- Microsoft Security Essentials — versions N/A
- Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection — versions N/A
- Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection — versions N/A
- Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection — versions N/A
- Microsoft Security_essentials
- Microsoft System_center_endpoint_protection — versions 2012
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1607, 1703, 1709
- Microsoft Windows_7
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1161?
- CVE-2019-1161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1161?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-1161 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.