CVE-2019-0998

high

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Storage Services handles file operations.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/tenable-roundup-for-microsofts-june-2019-patch-tuesday

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0998

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0998

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-06-12

Updated: 2025-05-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0115