Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the PsmServiceExtHost.dll handles objects in memory. 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 ensuring the PsmServiceExtHost.dll properly handles objects in memory.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1173
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0074
EPSS Percentile
51.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (6)
microsoft/windows_10
1803
microsoft/windows_10
1809
microsoft/windows_10
1903
microsoft/windows_server_2016
1803
microsoft/windows_server_2016
1903
microsoft/windows_server_2019
Published
Aug 14, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026