6.6
CVSSv2

CVE-2019-1161

Published: 14/08/2019 Updated: 09/09/2021
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.6 | Impact Score: 9.2 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.1 | Impact Score: 5.2 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 587
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – August 2019
Symantec Threat Intelligence Blog • Ratheesh PM • 14 Aug 2024

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