SB2019010822 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows COM
Published: January 8, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019010822
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0552)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in Windows COM Desktop Broker. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and gain elevated privileges and conduct further attacks to execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.