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.
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Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows Server 1803 Microsoft windows Server 1903 Microsoft windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft windows Server 2008 Sp2 Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2 |
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Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows Server 1803 Microsoft windows Server 1903 Microsoft windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft windows Server 2008 Sp2 Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2 |
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| Description | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles symlinks, aka 'Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. | 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. |
| Title | Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2025-05-20T17:49:59.188Z
Reserved: 2018-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2019-0986
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-06-12T14:29:02.180
Modified: 2025-05-20T18:15:33.233
Link: CVE-2019-0986
Redhat
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