PT-2019-3947 · Microsoft · Windows Installer+1

Polar Bear · Published 2019-11-12 · Updated 2026-03-10 · CVE-2019-1415

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Installer, stemming from how it handles certain filesystem operations. To exploit this, an attacker would need unprivileged execution on the victim system. The vulnerability is also associated with errors in memory object handling mechanisms, which could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges.

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

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-04444

CVE-2019-1415

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Installer

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1415 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1415 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1415 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1415 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-04444 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1415 · Security Note