CVE-2020-0805

MEDIUM

Windows Projected Filesystem - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete a targeted file they would not have permissions to.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Projected Filesystem handle file redirections.</p>

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0087
EPSS Percentile 55.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Details

Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_10 2004
microsoft/windows_server_2016 2004
Published Sep 11, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026