Critical severity · published Apr 9, 2019
CVE-2019-0786
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Server when an attacker with valid credentials attempts to open a specially crafted file…
9.8
CVSS
7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Server when an attacker with valid credentials attempts to open a specially crafted file over the SMB protocol on the same machine, aka 'SMB Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.0% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
1709; 1803; 1809 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
1709; 1803 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2019 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0786
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0786
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0786
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