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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-0942: Unified Write Filter Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-0942: Unified Write Filter Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
05/14/2019
Created
05/15/2019
Added
05/14/2019
Modified
06/10/2024

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Unified Write Filter (UWF) feature for Windows 10 when it improperly restricts access to the registry, aka 'Unified Write Filter Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4499154
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4494440
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4499181
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4499179
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4499167
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4494441
  • msft-kb4494440-4091b3b1-890f-4344-bf2c-cd6cc084a9a6
  • msft-kb4494441-5d824d81-f71c-4236-b44a-b1d3d3afac45
  • msft-kb4499167-2ea0586a-8e8e-4677-bcd7-0d821e1f3e9c

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