PT-2020-1603 · Microsoft · Windows Installer+1

Padovah4Ck · Published 2020-02-11 · Updated 2025-04-10 · CVE-2020-0683

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Installer (affected versions not specified)

Description An elevation of privilege issue exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links. This allows an attacker to potentially elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00714

CVE-2020-0683

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Installer

References · 25

• 🔥 https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/Windows10Exploits/blob/master/Undefined/CVE-2020-0683/README.md · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/padovah4ck/CVE-2020-0683 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://padovah4ck.github.io/CVE-2020-0683 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/48079 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156373/Microsoft-Windows-10-MSI-Privilege-Escalation.html · Exploit
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0683 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0683 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0683 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0683 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00714 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0683 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0683 · Note
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156373/Microsoft-Windows-10-MSI-Privilege-Escalation.html · Note
• https://t.me/freedomf0x/19830 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv · Note