June 9, 2020—KB4561621 (OS Build 17134.1550)

June 9, 2020—KB4561621 OS Build 17134.1550 IMPORTANT We have been evaluating the public health situation, and we understand this is impacting our customers. In response to these challenges, we are prioritizing our focus on security updates. Starting in May 2020, we are pausing all optional...

February 11, 2020—KB4537803 (Security-only update)

February 11, 2020—KB4537803 Security-only update Improvements and fixes This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include: Security updates to Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Cryptograph...

libyal libfwsi Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

libyal libfwsi is a library for accessing the Windows Shell. The 'libfwsiextensionblockcopyfrombytestream' function in the libfwsiextensionblock.c file in versions prior to libyal libfwsi 20191006 has a Buffer overflow vulnerability, which arises when a networked system or product performs an...

The vulnerability of the Windows Shell component in operating systems allows attackers to increase their privileges.

The vulnerability of the Windows Shell component in operating systems is related to deficiencies in the checking of folder shortcuts. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to increase their privileges...

CVE-2019-1053

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...

CVE-2019-1053

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...

Privilege escalation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Shell fails to validate folder shortcuts, aka 'Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'...

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...

CVE-2019-1053 Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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...

June 11, 2019—KB4503293 (OS Build 18362.175)

June 11, 2019—KB4503293 OS Build 18362.175 Note Follow @WindowsUpdate to find out when new content is published to the release information dashboard. Notes: This release also contains updates for Microsoft HoloLens OS Build 18362.1020 released June 11, 2019. Microsoft will release an update...

KLA11874 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products (ESU)

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Microsoft Products ESU. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to gain privileges, spoof user interface, execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cause denial of service. Below is a complete list of...

The vulnerability of the Windows Shell component of the Windows operating system, which allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code

The vulnerability of the Windows Shell component of the Windows operating system exists due to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code through a specially created web page from a remote location...

CVE-2018-8495

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Shell improperly handles URIs, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers...

CVE-2018-8495

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Shell improperly handles URIs, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers...

Remote code execution

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Shell improperly handles URIs, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers...

CVE-2018-8495

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Shell improperly handles URIs, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers...

CVE-2018-8495

The CVE-2018-8495 issue is a Windows Shell Remote Code Execution vulnerability where Windows Shell mishandles URIs. An attacker could host a specially crafted website and entice a user to view it, triggering code execution with the current user’s rights and potentially full control if admin right...

Microsoft Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-20874)

Microsoft Windows 10 and others are a series of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. A Windows Shell is an interface under Windows that interacts with the user and allows the user to perform public tasks such as accessing the file system, exporting executable programs,...

October 9, 2018—KB4462919 (OS Build 17134.345)

October 9, 2018—KB4462919 OS Build 17134.345 Note This release also contains updates for Microsoft HoloLens OS Build 17134.345 released October 9, 2018. Improvements and fixes This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update. Key...