{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 17 products.","exploited":"Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2020-0683 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 3 May 2022.","what":"CVE-2020-0683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507, published on 11 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2020-0683 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-0683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507, published on 11 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2020-0683 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021.\n\nAffected product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0683/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0683/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-0683","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0683/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-0683","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-h9c6-h3q2-gq6x"],"analysis":{"component_type":"operating_system","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Windows Installer","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Attackers can exploit symbolic link handling in Windows Installer to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows systems.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"microsoft","cpe":[{"product":"windows_10_1507","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_10_1607","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_10_1709","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_10_1803","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_10_1809","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_10_1903","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_10_1909","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_7","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_8.1","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_rt_8.1","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_server_1803","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_server_1903","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_server_1909","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_server_2008","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_server_2012","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_server_2016","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_server_2019","vendor":"microsoft"}],"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"high","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-59","name":"Improper Link Resolution Before File Access"}],"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":1,"first_seen":"2020-02-11","github_poc":1,"max_poc_stars":337,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[{"date":"2020-02-11T16:42:34Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/padovah4ck/CVE-2020-0683","stars":337,"title":"CVE-2020-0683 - Windows MSI “Installer service” Elevation of Privilege"},{"date":"2020-02-17","kind":"exploitdb","ref":"48079","stars":null,"title":"MSI Packages Symbolic Links Processing - Windows 10 Privilege Escalation"}],"tier":"exploited"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Microsoft Windows Installer Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2020-0683","indexable":true,"kev":{"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2022-05-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","product":"Windows","requiredAction":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.","vendorProject":"Microsoft","vulnerabilityName":"Microsoft Windows Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"},"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"microsoft:windows_10_1507","products":["microsoft:windows_10_1507","microsoft:windows_10_1607","microsoft:windows_10_1809","microsoft:windows_7","microsoft:windows_8.1","microsoft:windows_rt_8.1","microsoft:windows_server_2008","microsoft:windows_server_2012","microsoft:windows_server_2016","microsoft:windows_server_2019"],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2020"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Code injection in Windows","id":"CVE-2020-0684"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Privilege escalation in Windows","id":"CVE-2020-0682"},"products":["Windows","Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems","Windows Server","Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)","Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)"],"published":"2020-02-11","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution","id":"CVE-2017-8543","kev_date_added":"2022-05-24","published":"2017-06-15"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Microsoft Windows External Control of File Name or Path","id":"CVE-2025-33053","kev_date_added":"2025-06-10","published":"2025-06-10"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Microsoft Windows SMB Client Improper Access Control","id":"CVE-2025-33073","kev_date_added":"2025-10-20","published":"2025-06-10"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2024-49039","kev_date_added":"2024-11-12","published":"2024-11-12"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing","id":"CVE-2024-43461","kev_date_added":"2024-09-16","published":"2024-09-10"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass","id":"CVE-2024-30040","kev_date_added":"2024-05-14","published":"2024-05-14"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass","id":"CVE-2023-36025","kev_date_added":"2023-11-14","published":"2023-11-14"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0 1.0","name":"CISA KEV"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"GPL-2.0-or-later","name":"Exploit-DB"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0","name":"PoC-in-GitHub"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"active","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-10-21","vendors":["Microsoft"]},"summary":"Attackers can exploit symbolic link handling in Windows Installer to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows systems.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0683/"}