Microsoft Windows 10 1903/Server 1903 Subsystem for Linux access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 10 1903/Server 1903. This impacts an unknown function of the component Subsystem for Linux. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-1185. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 10 1903/Server 1903 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Subsystem for Linux. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to a stack corruption in Windows Subsystem for Linux. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Subsystem for Linux handles objects in memory.

The weakness was presented 08/13/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-1185 since 11/26/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to a stack corruption in Windows Subsystem for Linux. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.

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

See VDB-139947 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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11/26/2018 🔍
08/13/2019 +260 days 🔍
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08/14/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/21/2026 +2383 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-1185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-1185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139973
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2019 13:52
Updated: 02/21/2026 02:50
Changes: 08/14/2019 13:52 (61), 07/27/2020 12:41 (2), 02/21/2026 02:50 (29)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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