PT-2019-2708 · Microsoft · Windows

K0Shl + 1 · Published 2019-07-09 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-1074

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability where certain folders with local service privilege are vulnerable to symbolic link attacks. This could allow an attacker to access unauthorized information. The vulnerability is addressed by preventing symbolic links in these scenarios.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Link Following

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-02644

CVE-2019-1074

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1074 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1074 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-02644 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1074 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1074 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1074 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vuldb.com/?id.137545 · Note