Description
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.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
E
Physical
RL
O
RC
Changed
Affected products
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 150710.0.10240.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 160710.0.14393.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 170310.0.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 170910.0.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems10.0.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 180310.0.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 180910.0.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 180910.0.17763.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems10.0.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems10.0.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems10.0.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 76.1.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 7 Service Pack 16.1.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows 8.16.3.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 16.1.7601.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)6.1.7601.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 16.1.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 26.0.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 26.0.6003.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)6.0.6003.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 20126.2.9200.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2012 R26.3.9600.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)6.3.9600.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)6.2.9200.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 201610.0.14393.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)10.0.14393.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 201910.0.17763.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.17763.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)10.0.0 – publication
- Microsoft / Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 – publication