CVE-2019-1180

CVE-2019-1180 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the wcmsvc.dll handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the wcmsvc.dll properly handles objects in memory.. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.