CVE-2019-1173
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the PsmServiceExtHost.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 PsmServiceExtHost.dll properly handles objects in memory.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 7.0 High
- Status
- Modified - secure@microsoft.com
- Published
- 2019-08-14
- Last modified
- 2024-08-04
Affected products
- Windows 10 (Microsoft)
- Windows 10 1803 (Microsoft)
- Windows 10 1809 (Microsoft)
- Windows Server 1803 (Microsoft)
- Windows Server 1903 (Microsoft)
- Windows Server 2016 (Microsoft)
- Windows Server 2019 (Microsoft)
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1173
