An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows where certain folders, with local service privilege, are vulnerable to symbolic link attack
Published Jul 15, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.62%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows where certain folders, with local service privilege, are vulnerable to symbolic link attack. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially access unauthorized information. The update addresses this vulnerability by not allowing symbolic links in these scenarios., aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1082.
Affected products
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- Version 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1709 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1803 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10 Version 1809 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints-
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints-
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints-
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- Version 2019StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2019 (Core installation)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version version 1803 (Core Installation)StatusaffectedConstraints-
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints-
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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 | 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 Server | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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- 1709
- 1803
- 1809
- 1903
- 1803
- 1903
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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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01620) | 75.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01620) | 72.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 53.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.43% (0.01426) | 68.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 57.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 37.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 35.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 33.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.38% (0.01376) | 71.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 23, 2022 | 1.38% (0.01376) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 57.39th | 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 | 4.56% (0.04557) | 86.26th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.56% (0.04557) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1074 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1074 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.