CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.2 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Setup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Setup when it does not properly handle privileges, aka 'Microsoft Windows Setup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
The weakness was released 10/08/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-1316 since 11/26/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/26/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Setup when it does not properly handle privileges. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could then install programs; view, change or delete data.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 143085, 143084, 143083 and 143082.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
VulDB Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.3
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/26/2018 🔍10/08/2019 🔍
10/08/2019 🔍
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09/26/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
Coordinated: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2019-1316 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 10/08/2019 21:08Updated: 09/26/2020 17:00
Changes: 10/08/2019 21:08 (71), 09/26/2020 17:00 (1)
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