CVE-2020-1467

EUVD-2020-12342
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
10 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
microsoftCNA
10 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 81%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
microsoftwindows_7
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microsoftwindows_8.1
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microsoftwindows_rt_8.1
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microsoftwindows_server_2008
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microsoftwindows_server_2012
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microsoftwindows_server_2016
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microsoftwindows_server_2019
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= Vulnerable software versions
Windows Releases
Platform
Version
Windows 10
1607 (x64, x86)
1809 (arm64, x64, x86)
1903 (arm64, x64, x86)
1909 (arm64, x64, x86)
2004 (arm64, x64, x86)
Windows 7
Service Pack 1 (x64, x86)
Windows 8.1
(x64, x86)
Windows RT 8.1
All
Windows Server
1903 Server Core
1909 Server Core
2004 Server Core
Windows Server 2008
Service Pack 2 (x64, x86)
Service Pack 2 Server Core (x64, x86)
Windows Server 2008 R2
Service Pack 1 (x64)
Service Pack 1 Server Core (x64)
Windows Server 2012
Server Core
Standard
Windows Server 2012 R2
Server Core
Standard
Windows Server 2016
Server Core
Standard
Windows Server 2019
Server Core
Standard