CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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."
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2014-05-14
Last Modified Date: 2019-05-15