CVE-2019-1053
MEDIUMWindows - Elevation of Privilege via Folder Shortcut Validation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1053
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1053
Scores
CVSS v3
6.3
EPSS
0.0126
EPSS Percentile
65.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (18)
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
1607
microsoft/windows_10
1703
microsoft/windows_10
1709
microsoft/windows_10
1803
microsoft/windows_10
1809
microsoft/windows_10
1903
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
... and 8 more
Published
Jun 12, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026