CVE-2020-0799 Privilege escalation in Windows
An attacker can exploit improper symbolic link parsing in the Windows kernel to elevate privileges to SYSTEM level.
- 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-2020-0799?
CVE-2020-0799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 12 Mar 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 Microsoft Windows when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle parsing of certain symbolic links, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0799?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0799?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-0799 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0799 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-vcfx-p29c-383r.