CVE-2020-1467

Description

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.

Weakness classification

• nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references

• secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory