CVE-2019-0998
Published: Jun 12, 2019
Modified: May 20, 2025
CVSS v3.1
7.8
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Storage Services handles file operations.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | affected 10.0.17763.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | affected 10.0.17763.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | affected 10.0.17763.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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