CVE-2020-0683
CVE-2020-0683
In short
Windows Installer can be tricked into following symbolic links in MSI package files, allowing an attacker with local access to run malicious code with higher privileges than their account normally allows.
Technical detail
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Installer's MSI package processing allows local attackers to exploit improper symbolic link handling (CWE-59). By crafting malicious MSI packages containing symbolic links, an attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges, bypassing access controls.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0686.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Microsoft · WindowsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Windows ServerMicrosoft · Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)public PoCs found — 2
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