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CVE-2019-1269

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC).An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the security context of the local system, aka 'Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1272.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1803, 1903
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: 8.1 for 32-bit systems, 8.1 for x64-based systems, RT 8.1, 10 for 32-bit Systems, 10 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems (+12)
• 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: 2012 R2, 2012 R2 (Core installation), 2016, 2016 (Core installation), version 1803 (Core Installation), 2019 (+1)
• Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): all versions

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1269
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1269

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