Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean?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? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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.
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