Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2019-1380
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in how splwow64.exe handles certain calls, aka 'Microsoft splwow64 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
EPSS: 0.008 (51.4th 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 8.1 for 32-bit systems, 8.1 for x64-based systems, RT 8.1
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1607, 1709, 1803
- 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_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_rt_8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server — versions 2012, 2012 (Core installation), 2012 R2
- Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_server_2016 — versions 1803, 1903
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1380?
- CVE-2019-1380 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1380?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.