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Incorrect Authorization

CVE-2019-1289

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Update Delivery Optimization does not properly enforce file share permissions, aka 'Windows Update Delivery Optimization Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Authorization is a security mechanism performed by an application to grant or deny access to the requested resources by verifying the privileges of the user. When an application lacks effective authorization mechanisms, it enables unauthorized users to gain unintended privileges and illegitimate access to resources. Such a vulnerability may result in exposure of sensitive information, denial of service, arbitrary code execution, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published