CVE-2020-0799

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle parsing of certain symbolic links, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 12, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-0799: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix