Input validation error in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-1471
Published: December 10, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23501
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1471
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated user on a guest operating system can run a specially crafted application that sends requests to the host operating system and execute arbitrary code on the host operating system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1471
Install updates from vendor's website.