Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-0936
Published: April 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26864
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0936
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2020-0936
Install update from vendor's website.