CVE-2019-0998 Windows Storage Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker with local access can run a crafted application to exploit improper file handling in the Windows Storage Service and gain elevated privileges.
- 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-2019-0998?
CVE-2019-0998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 12 Jun 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 the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Storage Services handles file operations.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0998?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2019-0998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-0998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-72q9-9vh4-hpj5.