CVE-2019-1089
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in rpcss.dll when the RPC service Activation Kernel improperly handles an RPC request. To exploit this vulnerability, a low level authenticated attack...
Affects 10 products across 1 vendor.
A vulnerability in rpcss.dll allows a low-privileged authenticated user to elevate their privileges through a specially crafted application.
BSID: BS-2019-GLOBAL-171643-H • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH
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| CVE ID | CVE-2019-1089 |
|---|---|
| BSID | BS-2019-GLOBAL-171643-H BreachSpider Global ID |
| CVSS Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published | 2019-07-15 |
| Last Modified | 2024-11-21 |
| ICS Relevance | 0% |
| Source | NVD |
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in rpcss.dll when the RPC service Activation Kernel improperly handles an RPC request. To exploit this vulnerability, a low level authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how rpcss.dll handles these requests., aka 'Windows RPCSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database
The vulnerability exists in the way the RPC service Activation Kernel in rpcss.dll handles RPC requests, allowing an attacker to execute code with higher privileges.
Exploitation Likelihood: MEDIUM
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | r2 |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | No version listed by source |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | r2 |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | No version listed by source |
| Microsoft | Windows Rt 8.1 | No version listed by source |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 1803 1903 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | No version listed by source |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | 1607 1703 1709 1803 1809 1903 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 1803 1903 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | No version listed by source |
| CISA known-exploited | Not in KEV catalog |
|---|---|
| Public Exploit | ⚠ Available — Reference |
| PoC Code | Not confirmed |
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
| Model | /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 |
|---|---|
| Confidence | HIGH |
| Enriched At | 2026-05-24 |
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