CVE-2019-1454 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 48.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
9
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR Arm64-based Systems+6 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 24
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles symlinks, aka 'Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows20 versions+19
▶NVDmicrosoft/windowsr2, 1803, 1903+2
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_106 versions+5
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server17 versions+16

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cgxm-wh93-rcjc: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles symlinks, aka 'Windows User Profile↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-1454: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles symlinks, aka 'Windows User Profile↗2020-01-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2019-11-12
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-7397 ImageMagick: Memory leak in the WritePDFImage function in coders/pdf.c↗2019-02-05
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