CVE-2019-1053

CVE-2019-1053 describes an elevation of privilege in Windows Shell due to failure to validate folder shortcuts. The vulnerability allows an attacker who already has unprivileged code execution on the victim to escalate privileges by escaping a sandbox. The underlying cause is the Shell’s insuffic...

Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4503291)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4503291 Copyright C 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This progra...

Microsoft Windows Shell CVE-2019-1053 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to gain the elevated privileges on the system. Failed exploit attempts may result in a denial of service condition. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for...