Important CVSS 7 EPSS 0.00947 2019-05 archive

Executive Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) when ndis.sys fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it. To exploit the vulnerability, in a local attack scenario, an attacker could run a specially crafted application to elevate the attacker's privilege level. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. However, an attacker must first gain access to the local system with the ability to execute a malicious application in order to exploit this vulnerability. The security update addresses the vulnerability by changing how ndis.sys validates buffer length.

Overview

7
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
More Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Elevation of Privilege
Released May 14 2019
Last Updated May 14 2019
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.00947 — 0.565 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
High
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
Temporal Score: 6.3

EPSS Score

0.00947
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.565 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
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Affected Products

31 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 4499154 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 4499154 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 4494440 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 4494440 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 4499181 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems 4499181 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 4499179 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems 4499179 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 4499179 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 4499167 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems 4499167 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 4499167 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 4494441 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 4494441 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 4494441 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems 4497936 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems 4497936 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems 4497936 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems 4499151 (Monthly Rollup) 4499165 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems 4499151 (Monthly Rollup) 4499165 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows RT 8.1 4499151 (Monthly Rollup) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2012 4499171 (Monthly Rollup) 4499158 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 4499171 (Monthly Rollup) 4499158 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 4499151 (Monthly Rollup) 4499165 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 4499151 (Monthly Rollup) 4499165 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2016 4494440 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 4494440 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2019 4494441 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 4494441 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 4499167 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) 4497936 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes

Patches

10 patches
Article Type Restart
4499154 Security Update Yes
4494440 Security Update Yes
4499181 Security Update Yes
4499179 Security Update Yes
4499167 Security Update Yes
4494441 Security Update Yes
4497936 Security Update Yes
4499151 (Monthly Rollup) 4499165 Monthly Rollup Yes
4499151 Monthly Rollup Yes
4499171 (Monthly Rollup) 4499158 Monthly Rollup Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments