Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2019-1416
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Windows Subsystem for Linux, aka 'Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.004 (36.8th 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
- Microsoft Windows — versions 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1709, 1803, 1809
- 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 version 1803 (Core Installation), 2019, 2019 (Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows_server_2016 — versions 1803, 1903
- Microsoft Windows_server_2019
- Microsoft Windows Server, Version 1903 (Server Core Installation) — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1416?
- CVE-2019-1416 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2019-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1416?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.