PT-2020-1920 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2020-03-17 · CVE-2020-0799

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 symbolic links that display paths to files and directories. It may allow an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability exists due to the Windows kernel's failure to properly handle parsing of certain symbolic links.

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:2020-01197

CVE-2020-0799

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0799 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0799 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0799 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0799 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01197 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0799 · Security Note