Input validation error in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-1421
Published: July 15, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29900
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1421
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Microsoft Windows. A remote attacker can present to the user a removable drive, or remote share, that contains a malicious .LNK file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1421
Install updates from vendor's website.