Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0686.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- microsoft / Windows10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems – 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- microsoft / Windows10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems – 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
- microsoft / Windows10 for 32-bit Systems – 10 for 32-bit Systems
- microsoft / Windows10 for x64-based Systems – 10 for x64-based Systems
- microsoft / Windows10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems – 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- microsoft / Windows10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems – 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- microsoft / Windows7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 – 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
- microsoft / Windows7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 – 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- microsoft / Windows10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems – 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- microsoft / Windows8.1 for 32-bit systems – 8.1 for 32-bit systems
- microsoft / Windows8.1 for x64-based systems – 8.1 for x64-based systems
- microsoft / Windows10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems – 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
- microsoft / Windows10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems – 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- microsoft / Windows10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems – 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- microsoft / Windows10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems – 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- microsoft / Windows10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems – 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
- microsoft / Windows10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems – 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
- microsoft / WindowsRT 8.1 – RT 8.1
- microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systemsunspecified – unspecified
- microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systemsunspecified – unspecified
- microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systemsunspecified – unspecified
- microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systemsunspecified – unspecified
- microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systemsunspecified – unspecified
- microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systemsunspecified – unspecified
- microsoft / Windows Server2012 (Core installation) – 2012 (Core installation)
- microsoft / Windows Serverversion 1803 (Core Installation) – version 1803 (Core Installation)
- microsoft / Windows Server2019 – 2019
- microsoft / Windows Server2019 (Core installation) – 2019 (Core installation)
- microsoft / Windows Server2016 – 2016
- microsoft / Windows Server2016 (Core installation) – 2016 (Core installation)
- microsoft / Windows Server2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 – 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
- microsoft / Windows Server2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation) – 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)
- microsoft / Windows Server2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 – 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
- microsoft / Windows Server2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 – 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
- microsoft / Windows Server2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation) – 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)
- microsoft / Windows Server2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 – 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
- microsoft / Windows Server2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 – 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- microsoft / Windows Server2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation) – 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation)
- microsoft / Windows Server2012 – 2012
- microsoft / Windows Server2012 R2 – 2012 R2
- microsoft / Windows Server2012 R2 (Core installation) – 2012 R2 (Core installation)
- microsoft / Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)unspecified – unspecified
- microsoft / Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)unspecified – unspecified
Exploits & proofs of concept
- exploit-dbMSI Packages Symbolic Links Processing - Windows 10 Privilege Escalationby nu11secur1ty
References
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