Windows Defender Antimalware Platform Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2020-0835ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:62662 | Date: (C)2020-04-16 (M)2024-03-06 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Defender antimalware platform improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
Microsoft Windows 11 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Product: |
Microsoft Windows Defender |