CVE-2019-1188
A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.
- Published2019-08-14
- WeaknessCWE-59
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Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. The attacker could present to the user a removable drive, or remote share, that contains a malicious .LNK file and an associated malicious binary. When the user opens this drive(or remote share) in Windows Explorer, or any other application that parses the .LNK file, the malicious binary will execute code of the attacker’s choice, on the target system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the processing of shortcut LNK references.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2019-08-1421:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-1188?format=csv
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1709.x | = 1709 | no fix published | NVD |
| 1803.x | = 1803 | no fix published | NVD |
| 1809.x | = 1809 | no fix published | NVD |
| 1903.x | = 1903 | no fix published | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1803.x | = 1803 | no fix published | NVD |
| 1903.x | = 1903 | no fix published | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | all versions | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Fix
Advisories and patches
- portal.msrc.microsoft.comPatch · Vendor Advisory
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2019-08-14
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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