PT-2020-1604 · Microsoft · Windows Installer+1

Polar Bear · Published 2020-02-11 · Updated 2025-04-10 · CVE-2020-0686

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 Windows Installer (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Installer when processing symbolic links. This can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application.

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

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00715

CVE-2020-0686

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Installer

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00715 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0686 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0686 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0686 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2020-0686 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/118678 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/35005 · Telegram Post