CVE-2020-0849

moderate-risk
Published 2020-03-12

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0840, CVE-2020-0841, CVE-2020-0896.

Do I need to act?

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0.40% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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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 (2)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0849
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0849
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 20/34 · Moderate