CVEs / CVE-2019-1315
CVE-2019-1315: Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 15 Mar 2022
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 3.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1339, CVE-2019-1342.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 8.1 for 32-bit systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 8.1 for x64-based systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | RT 8.1 | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 for 32-bit Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 for x64-based Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows | 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems | — |
| Microsoft Windows Server | 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation) | — |
| Microsoft Windows Server | 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | — |
| Microsoft Windows Server | 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | — |
| Microsoft Windows Server | 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation) | — |
| Microsoft Windows Server | 2012 | — |
| Microsoft Windows Server | 2012 (Core installation) | — |
| Microsoft Windows Server | 2012 R2 | — |
| Microsoft Windows Server | 2012 R2 (Core installation) | — |
| Microsoft Windows Server | 2016 | — |
| Microsoft Windows Server | 2016 (Core installation) | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 15 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 5 Apr 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Known |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-59 |
References
- CVE-2019-1315 on NVD
- CVE-2019-1315 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1315 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1315 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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