Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2020-0896ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:61921 | Date: (C)2020-03-11 (M)2024-03-06 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows 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.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles hard links.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |