Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Graphics Component privileges management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component Graphics Component. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1407, CVE-2019-1433, CVE-2019-1437, CVE-2019-1438.

The weakness was shared 11/12/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-1435. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/13/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-145393, VDB-145392, VDB-145391 and VDB-145390 are related to this item.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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11/26/2018 🔍
11/12/2019 +351 days 🔍
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02/13/2024 +1553 days 🔍

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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-1435 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Created: 11/13/2019 08:38 AM
Updated: 02/13/2024 07:31 AM
Changes: 11/13/2019 08:38 AM (55), 11/13/2019 08:43 AM (17), 02/13/2024 07:31 AM (4)
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