Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows improperly handles reparse points. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite or delete a targeted file that would normally require elevated permissions.</p> <p>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 overwrite or delete files.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles reparse points.</p>
Related CPE's
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microsoft
windows_10
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microsoft
windows_server_2016
References
CVSS impact metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
7.1 · High
CVSS V3.1
CVSS V3.0
CVSS V2.0
Information
Source identifier
Vulnerability status
Modified
Published
2020-10-16T23:15:12.697
4 years agoLast modified
2023-12-31T20:15:46.670
1 year ago