CVE-2020-0835
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 15, 2020 at 03:12 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWindows Defender
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Defender antimalware platform improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Defender Antimalware Platform Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0835CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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