Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Office - CVE-2019-1449
Published: November 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22687
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1449
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to way Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle a specially crafted file, which could lead to a standard user, any AppContainer sandbox, and Office LPAC Protected View. A local user can run a specially crafted file and escalate privileges to SYSTEM level.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1449
Install updates from vendor's website.