Vulnerability Details CVE-2020-1565
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the "Public Account Pictures" folder improperly handles junctions.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles junctions.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.029
EPSS Ranking 85.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 4.6
References
Products affected by CVE-2020-1565
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-