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CVE-2019-0986

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Medium6.3EPSS 2.1%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
microsoft

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2019-0986, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
microsoftCNA (assigner)3.1Medium6.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium6.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
2.1% · top 19% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.

Weakness

Affected products

References (2)

Sources

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