CVE-2020-0683

critical-risk
Published 2020-02-11

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0686.

Do I need to act?

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34.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 66% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (3)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0683
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0683
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-...
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critical-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 23/34 · High
Exposure 23/34 · High