PT-2019-3516

CVE-2019-1323

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Published

2019-10-08

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Updated

2026-03-10

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CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Update Client (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege, where the Microsoft Windows Update Client does not properly handle privileges. This can be exploited by an attacker using a specially crafted application to gain elevated privileges. The vulnerability is associated with insufficient access control in the Windows Update Client.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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