CVE-2019-1389 Code injection in Windows
An authenticated guest user can execute arbitrary code on the Windows Hyper-V host server due to improper input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1389?
CVE-2019-1389 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 12 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka 'Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1397, CVE-2019-1398.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1389?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1389?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2019-1389 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1389 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwxc-7rw6-2gqf.