Windows Setup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | 20h2 (including) | 20h2 (including) |
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | 21h1 (including) | 21h1 (including) |
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | 21h2 (including) | 21h2 (including) |
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | 1909 (including) | 1909 (including) |
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | 2004 (including) | 2004 (including) |
| Windows_11 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server | Microsoft | 20h2 (including) | 20h2 (including) |
| Windows_server | Microsoft | 2022 (including) | 2022 (including) |
| Windows_server_2016 | Microsoft | 2004 (including) | 2004 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
- Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
- Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/132.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/17.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/35.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/76.html