CVE-2020-0739 Privilege escalation in Windows
A local attacker can exploit a flaw in dssvc.dll to overwrite or create files in secured locations, leading to privilege escalation on Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-0739?
CVE-2020-0739 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the dssvc.dll handles file creation allowing for a file overwrite or creation in a secured location, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0737.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0739?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0739?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-0739 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0739 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2020-1467 Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-26424 Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-28476 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fm4m-q3p7-rrfh.