CVE-2019-1174
low-risk
Published 2019-08-14
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.15% 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 7.0/10
High
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (4)
Affected Vendors
29
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
10/34 · Low