PT-2020-1679 · Microsoft · Windows User Profile Service+1

Afang5472 + 5 · Published 2020-02-11 · Updated 2020-02-14 · CVE-2020-0730

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the improper handling of symlinks by the Windows User Profile Service, which can allow an attacker to elevate their privileges. This can potentially affect the system.

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

LPE

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00912

CVE-2020-0730

Affected Products

Windows

Windows User Profile Service

References · 6

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0730 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0730 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0730 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0730 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00912 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0730 · Security Note