An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the "Public Account Pictures" folder improperly handles junctions. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles junctions.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:44

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.641Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-1565

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.641Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:20.523

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:51.460

Link: CVE-2020-1565

cve-icon Redhat

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