Input validation error in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-1188
Published: August 14, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20271
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1188
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing .LNK files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a drive or remote share with malicious Windows shortcut file (.LNK) with Windows Explorer and execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the current user.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1188
Install updates from vendor's website.