PT-2019-2923 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2019-08-13 · Updated 2024-07-03 · CVE-2019-1188

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description A remote code execution issue exists in Microsoft Windows, related to the processing of .LNK files. If a malicious .LNK file is processed, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the same user rights as the local user. The attacker can present a removable drive or remote share containing a malicious .LNK file and associated binary to the user. When the user opens this drive or remote share in Windows Explorer or another application that parses .LNK files, the malicious binary will execute the attacker's chosen code on the target system.

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

RCE

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-64

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-02895

CVE-2019-1188

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-02895 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1188 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1188 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1188 · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/629259 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1188 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1188 · Security Note