U.S. flag   An official website of the United States government
Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (Dot gov) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2019-0959

Change History

CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation 5/20/2025 2:15:31 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0984.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how CLFS handles objects in memory.
Added CVSS V3.1

								
							
							
						
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0959
Removed Reference
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0959

								
						
Removed Reference Type
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0959 Types: Patch, Vendor Advisory