CVE-2019-1168
HIGHWindows p2pimsvc Service - Authenticated Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
An elevation of privilege exists in the p2pimsvc service where an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the p2pimsvc service handles processes these requests.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1168
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0097
EPSS Percentile
58.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (18)
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
1607
microsoft/windows_10
1703
microsoft/windows_10
1709
microsoft/windows_10
1803
microsoft/windows_10
1809
microsoft/windows_10
1903
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
... and 8 more
Published
Aug 14, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026