PT-2020-1603
CVE-2020-0683
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Published
2020-02-11
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Updated
2025-04-10
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows Installer (affected versions not specified)
Description
An elevation of privilege issue exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links. This allows an attacker to potentially elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
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