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CVE-2019-1163: Windows File Signature Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2019-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-354
Description
A security feature bypass exists when Windows incorrectly validates CAB file signatures. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could inject code into a CAB file without invalidating the file's signature. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could modify a signed CAB file and inject malicious code. The attacker could then convince a target user to execute the file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows validates file signatures.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1803, 1903
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Corporation Windows 10 1703: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 1709: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 1803: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation): from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 publication; Microsoft Corporation Windows 10 1703 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 1709 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems publication; Microsoft Windows 10 1803 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems publication; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems publication; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems publication; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 publication; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 publication. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1163
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1163
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