CVE-2019-1161
moderate-risk
Published 2019-08-14
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.56% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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7
CVSS 7.1/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (6)
Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010
Affected Vendors
37
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
22/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
13/34 · Low