CVE-2019-1007 Windows Audio Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published 12 Jun 2019 Updated 20 May 2025

An attacker can run a crafted application to gain elevated privileges in the Windows Audio Service, potentially enabling further code execution.

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-2019-1007?

CVE-2019-1007 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 exists in Windows Audio Service. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability. This vulnerability by itself does not allow arbitrary code to be run. However, this vulnerability could be used in conjunction with one or more vulnerabilities (e.g. a remote code execution vulnerability and another elevation of privilege) that could take advantage of the elevated privileges when running. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Audio Service handles processes these requests.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1007?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1007?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1007 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-1007 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1007 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3v6r-pw5p-6hc2.