PT-2019-3210 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2019-09-10 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-1280

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. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the same user rights as the local user. An attacker can exploit this by placing a specially crafted .LNK file in a network file storage or on a network disk, allowing them to execute code on the target system with the current user's privileges.

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-59

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-03199

CVE-2019-1280

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1280 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1280 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03199 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1280 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1280 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1280 · Security Note