MEDIUM
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published Jun 12, 2019
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.07%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version 10.0.10240.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.1.7601.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Defaultn/a
- Version 6.1.7601.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.2.9200.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.2.9200.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.3.9600.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 6.3.9600.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<publication
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1507 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
6.3 MEDIUM CVE.org
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
Exploit Maturity Proof of Concept
1 other source (NVD) ▾
6.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
3.6 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.07% 0.02066
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02066
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
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| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02066) | 80.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02049) | 78.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 2.29% (0.02292) | 84.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 21, 2025 | 3.67% (0.03671) | 87.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 90.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 31.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 29.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 75.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 21, 2022 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 74.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01372) | 69.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01372) | 45.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 17.64% (0.17642) | 92.83th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 17.64% (0.17642) | 92.74th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 17.64% (0.17642) | 97.74th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 17.64% (0.17642) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0986 vendor-advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0986 PatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0986 | vendor-advisory | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0986 | PatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jun 12, 2019
Updated May 20, 2025
Reserved Nov 26, 2018
Link CVE-2019-0986
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a