CVE-2021-26887 — Link Following in Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 35.88%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 11
Latest updateMay 24
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when Folder redirection has been enabled via Group Policy. When folder redirection file server is co-located with Terminal server, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability would be able to begin redirecting another user's personal data to a created folder.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker can create a new folder under the Folder Redirection root path and create a junction on a newly created User folder. …
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9