CVE-2019-1053

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.
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ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.3 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
microsoftCNA
6.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 57%
VendorProductVersion
microsoftwindows_10
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microsoftwindows_7
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microsoftwindows_8.1
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microsoftwindows_rt_8.1
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microsoftwindows_server_2008
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microsoftwindows_server_2012
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microsoftwindows_server_2016
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microsoftwindows_server_2019
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