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CVE-2019-1365

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft IIS Server fails to check the...

9.9 Critical

CVE-2019-1365 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) in Microsoft Windows, published October 10, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.35%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
9.9 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
4.35%EPSS, 91st percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft IIS Server fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability can allow an unprivileged function ran by the user to execute code in the context of NT AUTHORITY\system escaping the Sandbox.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft IIS Server sanitizes web requests., aka 'Microsoft IIS Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.35%Down 3.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

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What each source reports

NVD Score used9.9

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft IIS Server fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability can allow an unprivileged function ran by the user to execute code in the context of NT AUTHORITY\system escaping the Sandbox.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft IIS Server sanitizes web requests., aka 'Microsoft IIS Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
CVE-2019-1365
CVSS 3.1
9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft IIS Server fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability can allow an unprivileged function ran by the user to execute code in the context of NT AUTHORITY\system escaping the Sandbox.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft IIS Server sanitizes web requests., aka 'Microsoft IIS Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
CVE-2019-1365
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-9923No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft IIS Server fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability can allow an unprivileged function ran by the user to execute code in the context of NT AUTHORITY\system escaping the Sandbox.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft IIS Server sanitizes web requests., aka 'Microsoft IIS Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
EUVD-2019-9923
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rchr-fxr5-m4xqNo score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft IIS Server fails to check the...

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft IIS Server fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability can allow an unprivileged function ran by the user to execute code in the context of NT AUTHORITY\system escaping the Sandbox.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft IIS Server sanitizes web requests., aka 'Microsoft IIS Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
GHSA-rchr-fxr5-m4xq
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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