CVE-2019-1174
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the PsmServiceExtHost.dll handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the PsmServiceExtHost.dll properly handles objects in memory.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (16)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2019all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1174cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1174cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/zh-CN/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1174cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Windows-vulnerabilities-of-August-2019-30038cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1174enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1174PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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