Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- 1 proof of concept on GitHub
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles symlinks. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete files and folders in an elevated context. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and delete files or folders of their choosing. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows User Profile Service handles symlinks.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
From 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
From 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
From 10.0.10240.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
From 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
From 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft Windows 7
From 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1
From 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
From 6.3.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
From 6.0.6003.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
From 6.0.6003.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
From 6.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
From 6.0.6003.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1
From 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
From 6.1.7601.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
From 6.1.7601.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
From 6.2.9200.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
From 6.2.9200.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
From 6.3.9600.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
From 6.3.9600.0