Security Advisory

CVE-2019-1053

6.3
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Shell fails to validate folder shortcuts. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges by escaping a sandbox. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would require unprivileged execution on the victim system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correctly validating folder shortcuts.
Published Date June 12, 2019
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory