vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-0636: Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 14, 2020 | Jan 14, 2020 | Sep 3, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 14, 2020
Added
Jan 14, 2020
Modified
Sep 3, 2025
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Subsystem for Linux handles files, aka 'Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4528760microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb4528760msft-kb4528760-19558abd-f6b7-4b01-880a-e1ef9790a793msft-kb4528760-8fc18280-6925-4bd4-91c1-9c0f69b91e2e
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