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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-1323: Microsoft Windows Update Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-1323: Microsoft Windows Update Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/08/2019
Created
10/09/2019
Added
10/08/2019
Modified
06/10/2024

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Windows Update Client when it does not properly handle privileges, aka 'Microsoft Windows Update Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1336.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4519338
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4517389
  • msft-kb4517389-c417813c-d3db-4b44-83f8-60de59e73b91
  • msft-kb4519338-effa0a42-b050-47d4-a23a-1f3f0a7a7195

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