PT-2020-3706 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-08-11 · Updated 2024-01-19 · CVE-2020-1565

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

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

Description: An elevation of privilege issue exists due to improper handling of junctions in the "Public Account Pictures" folder. To exploit this, an attacker must first gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The issue is related to how Windows handles junctions.

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

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04062

CVE-2020-1565

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1565 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1565 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1565 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1565 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1565 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04062 · Security Note
• https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2020-1565 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.159526 · Note