CVE Vulnerability

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, aka 'Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

6.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 9.2

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1161 Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_endpoint_protection_2010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_endpoint_protection:2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_endpoint_protection:2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-08-14 09:15

Updated : 2021-09-09 01:33

NVD link : CVE-2019-1161

Mitre link : CVE-2019-1161

Products Affected

Microsoft

Windows Defender

CWE
CWE-362