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CVE-2019-0555

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Microsoft XmlDocument class that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka "Microsoft XmlDocument Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1709, 1803
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106395
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0555
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46185/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106395
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0555
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46185/

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