Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted command that could exploit the vulnerability and delete protected files on an affected system once MpSigStub.exe ran again. The update addresses the vulnerability and blocks the arbitrary deletion.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1161
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0090
EPSS Percentile
55.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
microsoft/forefront_endpoint_protection_2010
microsoft/security_essentials
microsoft/system_center_endpoint_protection
microsoft/system_center_endpoint_protection
2012 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_defender
Published
Aug 14, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026