CVE-2019-0986
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Jun 12, 2019
- Updated
- May 20, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 79.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Security Research
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