CVE-2019-0813 — Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Admin Center improperly impersonates operations in certain situations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges. An attacker with unprivileged access to a vulnerable system could exploit this vulnerability. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Windows Admin Center properly impersonates operations.

Overview

9.8

CVSS CRITICAL

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Apr 9 2019

Last Updated Apr 9 2019

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.03537 — 0.88235 percentile

NVD CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL — differs from MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

None

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

EPSS Score

0.03537

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.88235 percentile - updated 2026-08-14

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Affected Products

1 affected product

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows Admin Center	`4493552 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe

Patches

1 patch

Article	Type	Restart
`4493552`	Security Update	Maybe

Exploits & PoC

No public exploit or PoC has been linked for this CVE yet. When available, references are sourced from public repositories and may be unverified or non-functional — review carefully before use.

Detection Rules

No public Sigma or Nuclei detection rule has been mapped to this CVE yet. Coverage is concentrated on exploited / high-profile vulnerabilities; check SigmaHQ for updates.

Acknowledgments

None

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD