CVE-2019-0796 Privilege escalation in Windows

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit improper handling in the LUAFV driver to gain elevated privileges on Windows systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-0796?

CVE-2019-0796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 9 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to the LUAFV driver (luafv.sys), aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0730, CVE-2019-0731, CVE-2019-0805, CVE-2019-0836, CVE-2019-0841.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0796?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0796?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-0796 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-0796 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wg8w-w9w9-jc7c.

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