CVE-2019-0998 HIGH

CVE-2019-0998: Windows Storage Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows 10 Version 1803
Published June 12, 2019
Last update May 20, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Storage Services handles file operations.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 12, 2019 CVE published
May 20, 2025 Record updated