Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-1483

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-1483

Published: December 10, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23506
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-2019-1483
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in junctions handling within the Windows AppX Deployment Server. A local user to run a specially crafted program to escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-1483

Install update from vendor's website.

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