CVE-2019-1477 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Printer Service affecting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019, caused by improper validation of file paths when loading printer drivers. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it allows a local, low-privileged attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one article from BleepingComputer mentioning its fix in a December 2019 patch.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1809CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.