CVE-2020-0835

HIGH

Windows Defender < - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Defender antimalware platform improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Defender Antimalware Platform Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0089
EPSS Percentile 55.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_defender
Published Apr 15, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026