vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-0841: Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Mar 10, 2020 | Mar 10, 2020 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 10, 2020
Added
Mar 10, 2020
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0840, CVE-2020-0849, CVE-2020-0896.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4540693microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4540670microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4540681microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4540689microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4538461microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4540673microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb4540673microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4540670microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4538461msft-kb4540673-27a7325b-a765-4956-ab15-a19091b61221msft-kb4540673-c13c3539-3ef4-481b-a305-d44fe74d2165
References
- CVE-2020-0841
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-0841
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4538461
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4540670
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4540673
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4540681
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4540689
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4540693
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