Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2019-1278
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the unistore.dll handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1215, CVE-2019-1253, CVE-2019-1303.
EPSS: 0.011 (62.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows — versions 10 for 32-bit Systems, 10 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1607, 1703, 1709
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For 32-bit Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For Arm64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For X64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows Server — versions 2016, 2016 (Core installation), version 1803 (Core Installation)
- Microsoft Windows_server_2016 — versions 1803, 1903
- Microsoft Windows_server_2019
- Microsoft Windows Server, Version 1903 (Server Core Installation) — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1278?
- CVE-2019-1278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1278?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-1278 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.