Important CVSS 6.7 EPSS 0.01049 2019-05 archive

Executive Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector allows file deletion in arbitrary locations. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses the vulnerability by not permitting Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector to delete files in arbitrary locations.

Overview

6.7
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less 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 0.01049 — 0.59779 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
High
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Unchanged
Temporal Score: 6.0

EPSS Score

0.01049
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.59779 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
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Affected Products

28 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 4489639 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.0 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
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 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

9 patches
Article Type Restart
4489639 Security Update Maybe
Release Notes Security Update Maybe
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

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

DazzleP Cai of Tencent Keenlab, (@ma7h1as) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab, Wayne Low of Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs