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CVE-2019-1322

CVE-2019-1322

CVSS 7.8 HIGHEPSS 19.2%● KEV
In short

Windows has a flaw in how it processes authentication requests, allowing an attacker with local access to gain higher privileges than they should have. This is serious because it lets someone take control of the system.

Technical detail

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows authentication handling allows a locally authenticated attacker to bypass privilege restrictions and gain SYSTEM-level access. The vulnerability stems from improper validation of authentication requests, affecting the privilege escalation boundary between user and system contexts.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles authentication requests, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1320, CVE-2019-1340.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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