CVE-2019-1074

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows
PublishedJul 15, 2019
First seenJul 15, 2019

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_101709, 1803, 1809, 1903—
microsoft windows_server_20161803, 1903—
microsoft windows_server_2019No range specified—

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