| Vulnerability Name: | CCN-171750 | ||||||
| Published: | 2019-11-18 | ||||||
| Updated: | 2019-11-18 | ||||||
| Summary: | Microsoft Windows could allow a local authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper input validation. By hijacking a special-crafted key in the Registry under the current user hive, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to turn off the UAC flag to bypass UAC protection. | ||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 4.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) 3.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:R)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 3.8 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
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| Vulnerability Consequences: | Bypass Security | ||||||
| References: | Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN ms-windows-registryuac-sec-bypass(171750) Source: CCN Type: Packet Storm Security [11-18-2019] Windows Escalate UAC Protection Bypass Source: EXPLOIT-DB Type: EXPLOIT Offensive Security Exploit Database [11-20-2019] Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Web site Microsoft Windows | ||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration CCN 1: Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||
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