CVE-2019-1082 — Link Following in Microsoft Windows

CWE-59 — Link Following5 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
NVD5.5
EPSS
0.4%
top 41.03%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
20
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows ServerMicrosoft Windows 10+17 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 15
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows where a certain DLL, with Local Service privilege, is vulnerable to race planting a customized DLL.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially elevate privilege to SYSTEM.The update addresses this vulnerability by requiring SYSTEM privileges for a certain DLL., aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1074.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages18 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows9 versions+8

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-4vv7-rw65-fcg2: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows where certain folders, with local service privilege, are vulnerable to symbolic li↗2022-05-24
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GHSA
GHSA-92mw-47w3-p78v: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows where a certain dll, with Local Service privilege, is vulnerable to race planting↗2022-05-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2019-07-09
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