CVE-2020-0799 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management6 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 29.79%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
11
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR Arm64-based Systems+8 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 12
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle parsing of certain symbolic links, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages10 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows16 versions+15
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows4 versions+3
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_106 versions+5
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server9 versions+8

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vcfx-p29c-383r: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle parsing of certain symbolic links↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-0799: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle parsing of certain symbolic links↗2020-03-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2020-03-10
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — March 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage↗2020-03-10
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — March 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage↗2020-03-10
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