Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU17647

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-0632

Published: February 13, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17647

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0632

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in Device Guard that can circumvent a User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policy on the machine. A local user can create a specially crafted program, bypass the User Mode Code Integrity policy and executed malicious application on the system.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2019-0632

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0632

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