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CVE-2020-0683CISA KEV

Microsoft Windows Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA lists this Microsoft vulnerability as known exploited. Its MSRC release detail is outside this installation's collected history.

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CISA catalog record

Microsoft Windows Installer contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when MSI packages process symbolic links, which allows attackers to bypass access restrictions to add or remove files.

Product
Windows
Added to KEV
3 Nov 2021
Federal remediation due
3 May 2022
Known ransomware use
Not reported
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