Security Advisory

CVE-2014-1807

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2014-05-14 10:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-06 09:50:11
Assigner microsoft
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

The ShellExecute API in Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not properly implement file associations, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in May 2014, aka "Windows Shell File Association Vulnerability."