CVE-2019-1188
published 2019-08-14CVE-2019-1188: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed. An attacker who…
PriorityP345high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
3.75%
89.8th percentile
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
The attacker could present to the user a removable drive, or remote share, that contains a malicious .LNK file and an associated malicious binary. When the user opens this drive(or remote share) in Windows Explorer, or any other application that parses the .LNK file, the malicious binary will execute code of the attacker’s choice, on the target system.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the processing of shortcut LNK references.
Affected
30 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1709 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1709_for_32-bit_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1803 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_32-bit_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_arm64-based_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_x64-based_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| msrc | azl3_asio_1.31.0-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1709_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1709_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1709_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1803_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1803_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1803_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1809_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1809_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1809_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1903_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_redhat8.2HIGH
vendor_msrc7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-gxm6-w8p3-j9wc: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-1188 [HIGH] CWE-59 GHSA-gxm6-w8p3-j9wc: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Microsoft
Asio C++ Library lacks a fallback error code in the case of SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL
vendor_msrc·2024-10-08·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-25219 [HIGH] CWE-1188 Asio C++ Library lacks a fallback error code in the case of SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL
Asio C++ Library lacks a fallback error code in the case of SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
mitre: mitre
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Re
Red Hat
Tower: enabling RabbitMQ manager in the installer exposes the management interface publicly
vendor_redhat·2019-12-14·CVSS 8.2
CVE-2019-19340 [HIGH] CWE-1188 Tower: enabling RabbitMQ manager in the installer exposes the management interface publicly
Tower: enabling RabbitMQ manager in the installer exposes the management interface publicly
A flaw was found in Ansible Tower, versions 3.6.x before 3.6.2 and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, where enabling RabbitMQ manager by setting it with '-e rabbitmq_enable_manager=true' exposes the RabbitMQ management interface publicly, as expected. If the default admin user is still active, an attacker could guess the password and gain access to the system.
A flaw was found in Ansible Tower 3.6.1 and 3.5.3 where enabling RabbitMQ manager by setting it with '-e rabbitmq_enable_manager=true' exposes the RabbitMQ management interface publicly, as expected. If the default admin user is still active, an attacker could guess the password and gain access to the system.
Mitigation: The issue could be mitigated by li
Microsoft
LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2019-08-13·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-1188 [HIGH] LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
The attacker could present to the user a removable drive, or remote share, that contains a malicious .LNK file and an associated malicious binary. When the user opens this drive(or remote share) in Windows Explorer, or any other application that parses the .LNK file, the malicious binary will execute code of the attacker’s choice, on the target s
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Qualys
August 2019 Patch Tuesday – 93 Vulns, 29 Critical, 7 Remote Desktop Vulns, Hyper-V, DHCP, Adobe vulns
blogs_qualys·2019-08-13·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] August 2019 Patch Tuesday – 93 Vulns, 29 Critical, 7 Remote Desktop Vulns, Hyper-V, DHCP, Adobe vulns
Update Aug 13, 2019 : Detect and Patch Windows Remote Desktop Vulnerabilities
This month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses 93 vulnerabilities with 29 of them labeled as Critical. Of the 29 Critical vulns, 10 are for scripting engines and browsers, 6 for Windows Graphics/Font Library, and 4 are for Office apps. In addition, Microsoft has patched 4 (!) Critical RCEs in Remote Desktop (plus 3 Important), 2 for Hyper-V, 2 in DHCP Client/Server, and one for LNK files. Adobe has also released a large number of patches covering multiple products.
## Workstation Patches
Scripting Engine, Browser, Office, Graphics/Font, and LNK patches should be prioritized for workstation-type devices, meaning any system that is used for email or to access the internet via a browser. This includes multi-user
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Aug. 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2019-08-13·CVSS 9.1
[CRITICAL] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Aug. 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 97 vulnerabilities, 31 of which are rated “critical," 65 that are considered "important" and one "moderate."
This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including certain graphics components, Outlook and the Chakra Scripting Engine. For more on our coverage of these bugs, check out our Snort advisories here, covering all of the new rules we have for this release.
### Critical vulnerabilities Microsoft disclosed 31 critical vulnerabilities this month, three of which we will highlight below.
CVE-2019-1181 and CVE-2019-1182 are both remote code execution vulnerabilities in Remote De
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Aug. 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2019-08-13·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Aug. 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Aug. 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 97 vulnerabilities, 31 of which are rated “critical," 65 that are considered "important" and one "moderate."
This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including certain graphics components, Outlook and the Chakra Scripting Engine. For more on our coverage of these bugs, check out our Snort advisories here , covering all of the new rules we have for this release.
## Critical vulnerabilities Microsoft disclosed 31 critical vulnerabilities this month, three of which we will highlight below.
CVE-2
Qualys
August 2019 Patch Tuesday - 93 Vulns, 29 Critical, 7 Remote Desktop Vulns, Hyper-V, DHCP, Adobe vulns | Qualys
blogs_qualys·2019-08-13·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] August 2019 Patch Tuesday - 93 Vulns, 29 Critical, 7 Remote Desktop Vulns, Hyper-V, DHCP, Adobe vulns | Qualys
Update Aug 13, 2019: Detect and Patch Windows Remote Desktop Vulnerabilities
This month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses 93 vulnerabilities with 29 of them labeled as Critical. Of the 29 Critical vulns, 10 are for scripting engines and browsers, 6 for Windows Graphics/Font Library, and 4 are for Office apps. In addition, Microsoft has patched 4 (!) Critical RCEs in Remote Desktop (plus 3 Important), 2 for Hyper-V, 2 in DHCP Client/Server, and one for LNK files. Adobe has also released a large number of patches covering multiple products.
### Workstation Patches
Scripting Engine, Browser, Office, Graphics/Font, and LNK patches should be prioritized for workstation-type devices, meaning any system that is used for email or to access the internet via a browser. This includes multi-user
2019-08-14
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