CVE-2019-1378 Privilege escalation in Windows Update Assistant
A local attacker can exploit improper permission handling in Windows Update Assistant to execute arbitrary code with elevated system 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-2019-1378?
CVE-2019-1378 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Update Assistant, published on 10 Oct 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 Windows 10 Update Assistant in the way it handles permissions.A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, aka 'Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1378?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 Update Assistant.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1378?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1378 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1378 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1378 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Update Assistant
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pj9q-rwff-m7f4.