Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2019-1175

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.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.007 (49.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1175?
CVE-2019-1175 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2019-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-1175?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.