An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the "Public Account Pictures" folder improperly handles junctions. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles junctions.

Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the "Public Account Pictures" folder improperly handles junctions.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Уязвимость компонента «Public Account Pictures» операционных систем Windows, позволяющая нарушителю выполнить произвольный код с повышенными привилегиями