PT-2020-1805 · Microsoft · Windows

Zhiniang Peng · Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0841

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in handling hard links in Windows operating systems. It allows an attacker to potentially elevate their privileges. The vulnerability can be exploited to affect the system.

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-01066

CVE-2020-0841

ZDI-20-282

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-282 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01066 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0841 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0841 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020031028 · Note