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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-1467: Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-1467: Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/11/2020
Created
08/12/2020
Added
08/11/2020
Modified
06/27/2024

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4571694
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4565349
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4565351
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb4565351
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-2004-kb4566782
  • msft-kb4565349-1e857e5a-9432-4eaa-8c29-a755cc55f91d
  • msft-kb4565351-4274f60c-bfeb-463c-9754-001689926626
  • msft-kb4565351-79b74e87-e7f9-446e-a595-b7e944725115
  • msft-kb4566782-912b8b41-c59a-4078-bfbf-fb69a4d8c0b3
  • msft-kb4571694-cf7a53b4-c18c-4c38-b4ef-711043f4d178
  • msft-kb4571702-66ebf6de-cf5f-4e3b-b54e-0a8c65fcba83
  • msft-kb4571702-6737e598-09c1-4e5f-8d0f-fdf867035c34
  • msft-kb4571702-78dbaac1-754f-4c65-b12c-aaa62f7cfa56
  • msft-kb4571719-670a205f-d483-4e65-98e1-95c5064c1e0d
  • msft-kb4571719-8542fd33-cd7f-4517-9e18-bb7a9c124557
  • msft-kb4571719-a54fc6b2-280a-4b9e-b542-7b0f7499a259
  • msft-kb4571719-a8e134c1-b2bf-4b38-9bdf-300153658fc6
  • msft-kb4571719-bd67c0b7-a0f6-4c60-8c6c-76ce8156a3fa
  • msft-kb4571723-218e6900-fb95-4be6-be8d-a246fbf73ad7
  • msft-kb4571723-8bf56eb8-928f-4370-9a10-9724b3c610d0
  • msft-kb4571723-c0b15391-31e8-444f-a876-c2f0108bfcc1
  • msft-kb4571746-5133216e-6816-4331-a23e-e61db8d6d5d7
  • msft-kb4571746-b0673aa6-5546-4b34-8677-6d03e87847f9

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