PT-2020-1906 · Microsoft · Windows

Jarvis_1Oop · Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2020-03-16 · CVE-2020-0779

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to an elevation-of-privilege problem in the Windows operating system, specifically with the Windows Installer component. It involves incorrect link resolution before accessing a file. This could allow 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

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-01183

CVE-2020-0779

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01183 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0779 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0779 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0779 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0779 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0779 · Security Note