An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Shell fails to validate folder shortcuts. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges by escaping a sandbox. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would require unprivileged execution on the victim system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correctly validating folder shortcuts.
2019-06-12T14:29:04.103
2025-05-20T18:15:41.687
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 6.3 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | - | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1607 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1703 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1709 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1803 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1809 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1903 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_7 | - | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_8.1 | - | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_rt_8.1 | - | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2008 | - | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2012 | - | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | - | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1803 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1903 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2019 | - | Yes |