CVE-2019-1170

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability that exists when reparse points are created by sandboxed processes, allowing sandbox escape. This could enable an attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system by first logging on to the system and then running a specially crafted application. The vulnerability is also described as being related to the NTFS file system and issues with access restrictions in the Windows operating system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.