PT-2020-1910

CVE-2020-0785

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Published

2020-03-10

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Updated

2020-03-18

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CVSS 3.1
7.1
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to the improper handling of symlinks by the Windows User Profile Service, which can lead to an elevation of privilege. This can potentially allow an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability is associated with errors in processing links that map to file and directory paths.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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