CVE-2019-1089 Privilege escalation in Multiple
A low-privilege attacker can execute a crafted application to gain elevated privileges via improper RPC request handling in Windows.
- 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-2019-1089?
CVE-2019-1089 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 vulnerability exists in rpcss.dll when the RPC service Activation Kernel improperly handles an RPC request. To exploit this vulnerability, a low level authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how rpcss.dll handles these requests., aka 'Windows RPCSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1089?
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-2019-1089?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1089 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-1089 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2021-26424 Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-28476 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vvxh-m5f8-9r2g.