PT-2020-1910 · Microsoft · Windows User Profile Service+1

Afang5472 + 3 · Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2020-03-18 · CVE-2020-0785

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 lead to an elevation of privilege. This can potentially allow an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability is associated with errors in processing links that map to file and directory paths.

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

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-01187

CVE-2020-0785

Affected Products

Windows

Windows User Profile Service

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01187 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0785 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0785 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0785 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0785 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0785 · Vendor Advisory