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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-1074: Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-1074: Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
07/09/2019
Created
07/10/2019
Added
07/09/2019
Modified
08/07/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4507455
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4507435
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4507469
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4507453
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4507469
  • msft-kb4507453-8cedcb21-0200-433d-b32d-2d5ef741adec

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