CVE-2019-1214
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS)...
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'.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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'.
- Record
CVE-2019-1214- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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'.
- Record
CVE-2019-1214- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-9782
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'.
- Record
EUVD-2019-9782- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2q4x-j5p2-9wxv
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS)...
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'.
- Record
GHSA-2q4x-j5p2-9wxv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows Privilege Common Log File System (CLFS) Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory which can allow for privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2019-1214- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows
- microsoft windows 10 version 1903 for 32-bit systems
- microsoft windows 10 version 1903 for arm64-based systems
- microsoft windows 10 version 1903 for x64-based systems
- microsoft windows server
- microsoft windows server, version 1903 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10 1507
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1703
- microsoft windows 10 1709
- microsoft windows 10 1803
- microsoft windows 10 1809
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-1214 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published September 11, 2019. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.