CVE-2019-0986
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 2.1%
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
- Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1703 · Windows 10 Version 1803 · Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) · Windows 10 Version 1809 · Windows Server 2019 · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- CVSS v3.1 MICROSOFT
- 6.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.0 NVD
- 7.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 3.6 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 81st percentile
- Published
- 2019-06-12
- Updated
- 2025-05-20
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- padovah4ck/CVE-2019-098636★ · 2021-12-23