An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links, aka 'Windows Installer…

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0798, CVE-2020-0814, CVE-2020-0842, CVE-2020-0843.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.99% · top 37% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

• Elevation of Privilege
• CWE-59 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-59 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Microsoft · Windows

  • affected 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
  • affected 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • affected 10 for x64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • affected 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • affected 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • affected 8.1 for 32-bit systems
  • affected 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • affected RT 8.1

• Microsoft · Windows Server

  • affected version 1803 (Core Installation)
  • affected 2019
  • affected 2019 (Core installation)
  • affected 2016
  • affected 2016 (Core installation)
  • affected 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • affected 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)
  • affected 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
  • affected 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • affected 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)
  • affected 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
  • affected 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • affected 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation)
  • affected 2012
  • affected 2012 (Core installation)
  • affected 2012 R2
  • affected 2012 R2 (Core installation)

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems

  • affected unspecified

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems

  • affected unspecified

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems

  • affected unspecified

• Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

  • affected unspecified

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems

  • affected unspecified

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems

  • affected unspecified

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems

  • affected unspecified

• Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)

  • affected unspecified

References (1)

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0779 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 4 Aug 2024, 06:11 UTC.