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CVE-2020-1467

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt