CVE-2019-1074

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows where certain folders, with local service privilege, are vulnerable to symbolic link attack

published July 15, 2019

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
75.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows where certain folders, with local service privilege, are vulnerable to symbolic link attack. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially access unauthorized information. The update addresses this vulnerability by not allowing symbolic links in these scenarios., aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1082.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01620 · 75.9th percentile
Published
2019-07-15T18:56Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 JUL 18:56Z
    An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows where certain folders, with local service privilege, are vulnerable to symbolic link attack
    cvelistv5