CVE-2020-0686

high

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-2020-0683.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-february-2020-patch-tuesday-addresses-99-cves-including-internet-explorer-zero-day

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0686

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-02-11

Updated: 2020-02-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H