MSRC compact vulnerability detail
CVE-2020-0683 · Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass access restrictions to add or remove files. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and add or remove files. The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how reparse points are handled by the Windows Installer.
Signals
Windows Installer
Unknown impact
Exploited: No
Publicly disclosed: Yes
Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
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Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass access restrictions to add or remove files. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and add or remove files. The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how reparse points are handled by the Windows Installer.
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