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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.17763.0 – < publication, 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1507 | 10.0.10240.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | 10.0.14393.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 10.0.14393.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.14393.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | 6.1.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | 6.1.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | 6.3.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | 6.0.6003.0 – < publication, 6.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | 6.0.6003.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | 6.0.6003.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1 | 6.1.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | 6.1.7601.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | 6.1.7601.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | 6.2.9200.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | 6.2.9200.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | 6.3.9600.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | 6.3.9600.0 – < publication | publication |
References
- Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory