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CVE-2019-1090

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-07-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the dnsrslvr.dll handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows dnsrlvr.dll Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1803, 1809, 1903
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1803, 1903
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems, 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server: version 1803 (Core Installation), 2019, 2019 (Core installation)
• Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): all versions

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1090
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1090

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