PT-2019-2236 · Microsoft · Windows 10+1

Thomas Levering · Published 2019-05-14 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-0942

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows 10 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the Unified Write Filter (UWF) feature, which improperly restricts access to the registry. This can allow an attacker to elevate their privileges. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-02007

CVE-2019-0942

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0942 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0942 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0942 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0942 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-02007 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-0942 · Vendor Advisory