Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (HiveNightmare, SeriousSAM)

Microsoft Windows is prone to an elevation of privilege vulnerability.

The flaw exists because of overly permissive Access Control Lists (ACLs) on multiple system files, including the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database. The flaw is dubbed 'HiveNightmare' or 'SeriousSAM'.

- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems - Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems - Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems - Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information. After installing this security update, you must manually delete all shadow copies of system files, including the SAM database, to fully mitigate this vulnerability. Simply installing this security update will not fully mitigate this vulnerability.