CVE-2020-1465 Privilege escalation in OneDrive for Windows

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker with local access can delete arbitrary files, leading to privilege escalation in Microsoft OneDrive for Windows.

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-2020-1465?

CVE-2020-1465 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft OneDrive for Windows, published on 14 Jul 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 OneDrive that allows file deletion in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft OneDrive Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1465?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Onedrive.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1465?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1465 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-1465 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1465 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-frqw-rmjg-h7x3.

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