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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| Description | 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. | 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. |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.641Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-1565
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.641Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:20.523
Modified: 2026-02-23T18:25:39.487
Link: CVE-2020-1565
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