Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-0730
Published: April 9, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18161
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0730
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Windows handles calls to the LUAFV driver (luafv.sys). A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and execute arbitrary code in the security context of local system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0730
Install update from vendor's website.