CVE-2019-1478 Privilege escalation in Windows
Attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper COM object creation 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-2019-1478?
CVE-2019-1478 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 10 Dec 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 when Windows improperly handles COM object creation, aka 'Windows COM Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1478?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1478?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1478 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1478 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1478 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h259-mpwp-25ww.