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CVE-2019-1214

Microsoft Windows Privilege Common Log File System (CLFS) Escalation Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 1.42%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.42% probability · 71th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 1507 · microsoft/windows 10 1607 · microsoft/windows 10 1703 · microsoft/windows 10 1709 · microsoft/windows 10 1803 · microsoft/windows 10 1809 · microsoft/windows 10 1903 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 1803 · microsoft/windows server 1903 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
Source
secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1214

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.