An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status. 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 take control of an affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles hard links.
History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:04

Updated: 2024-05-29T16:32:50.156Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2020-1467

JSON object: View

cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:14.990

Modified: 2024-01-19T00:15:10.973


Link: CVE-2020-1467

JSON object: View

cve-icon Redhat Information

No data.