Blended Threat Vulnerability in SearchPath Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (959426)
Summary:
This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows SearchPath function that could allow elevation of privilege if a user downloaded a specially crafted file to a specific location, then opened an application that could load the file under certain circumstances. The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the way that Windows loads files from the desktop.
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