CVE-2019-1454
published 2020-01-24CVE-2019-1454: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles symlinks, aka 'Windows User Profile Service…
medium5.5CVSS 3.1
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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'.
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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
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-1454 [LOW] GHSA-cgxm-wh93-rcjc: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles symlinks, aka 'Windows User Profile
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'.
Microsoft
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2019-11-12·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-1454 [MEDIUM] Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles symlinks. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete files and folders in an elevated context.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and delete files or folders of their choosing.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows User Profile Service handles symlinks.
FAQ: **When did Microsoft release the security updates to address this vulnerability? **
Microsoft released security updates on October 1
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2020-01-24
Published