{"id":"CVE-2019-1184","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-1184","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:58:06.953Z","title":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Core Shell COM Server Registrar improperly handles COM calls.","description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Core Shell COM Server Registrar improperly handles COM calls. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially set certain items to run at a higher level and thereby elevate permissions.\nTo exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.\nThe update addresses this vulnerability by correcting unprotected COM calls.","published":"2019-08-14T21:15:17.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:28:02.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019"],"epss":{"score":0.70227,"percentile":0.99379,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2020-01-02","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47880,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - Shell COM Server Registrar Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47880","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/47880.cc","file":"exploits/windows/local/47880.cc","published":"2020-01-02","added":"2020-01-06","updated":"2020-01-06","author":"0vercl0k","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2019-1184"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/0vercl0k/stuffz/blob/0e9bfc282368500843bb2edb7585cff4413a72af/CVE-2019-1184/CVE-2019-1184.cc"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1184","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1184","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1184","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}