Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU18199

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-0838

Published: April 10, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU18199

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0838

CWE-ID: CWE-200

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 the Windows Task Scheduler discloses credentials to Windows Credential Manager. A local user can read memory contents in kernel space from a user mode process.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2019-0838

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0838

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