CVE-2019-1088 Privilege escalation in Windows
An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the Windows Audio Service to elevate privileges on affected 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-2019-1088?
CVE-2019-1088 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 15 Jul 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, aka 'Windows Audio Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1086, CVE-2019-1087.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1088?
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-2019-1088?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1088 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjh4-g6rp-f9g3.