vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2019-1188: LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 13, 2019 | Aug 13, 2019 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 13, 2019
Added
Aug 13, 2019
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
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, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4512516microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4512501microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4511553microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4512508microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4511553msft-kb4512508-35cff443-e9f5-4d0a-a8fc-7fe8a39ab515
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