HIGH
Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published Aug 17, 2020
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.51%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the "Public Account Pictures" folder improperly handles junctions. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles junctions.
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1507 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 2004 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server version 2004 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-12439 Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1565 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
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| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-12439 | Advisory | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1565 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Aug 17, 2020
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Nov 4, 2019
Link CVE-2020-1565
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Feb 6, 2024
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2020-12439 Assigner microsoft
Published Aug 17, 2020
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2020-12439