Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-0836
Published: April 10, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18165
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0836
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 run arbitrary code in the security context of the local system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0836
Install update from vendor's website.