CVE-2019-1161

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted command that could exploit the vulnerability and delete protected files on an affected system once MpSigStub.exe ran again. The update addresses the vulnerability and blocks the arbitrary deletion.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EPSS
55.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 14, 2019

Last Modified

February 20, 2026

References (2)

All Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-1161?
CVE-2019-1161 is a high vulnerability published on August 14, 2019. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted command that could exploit the…
When was CVE-2019-1161 disclosed?
CVE-2019-1161 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 14, 2019, with the most recent update on February 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-1161 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-1161 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 55.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-1161?
CVE-2019-1161 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2019-1161?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-1161, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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