Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-0936

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-0936

Published: April 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26864
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0936
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the way Windows scheduled task handles file redirections. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and delete a targeted file they would not have permissions to.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-0936

Install update from vendor's website.

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