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    CVE-2019-1185

    An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to a stack corruption in Windows Subsystem for Linux. 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 correcting how Windows Subsystem for Linux handles objects in memory.

    Published:Aug 14, 2019
    Last Modified:Feb 20, 2026
    EPS:Aug 14, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.00798
    CVSS Score:7.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 1903
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2016

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High