CVE-2019-1270 Path traversal in Windows
Attackers can exploit symbolic link vulnerabilities in the WindowsApps directory to achieve elevation of privilege on Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1270?
CVE-2019-1270 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows store installer where WindowsApps directory is vulnerable to symbolic link attack, aka 'Microsoft Windows Store Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1270?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1270?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-1270 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1270 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2020-1467 Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-26424 Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-28476 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9gpv-rx7q-48r2.