Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-1339
Published: October 9, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21667
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1339
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Windows Error Reporting manager handles hard links. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system, overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status and take control of an affected system.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1339
Install update from vendor's website.