CVE-2020-0683

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  3. CVE-2020-0683
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0686.

7.8 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References
Link Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0683 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0683 Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

10 Apr 2025, 16:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Microsoft windows 10 1909
Microsoft windows 10 1709
Microsoft windows Server 1803
Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows 10 1803
Microsoft windows 10 1903
Microsoft windows Server 1903
Microsoft windows Server 1909
Microsoft windows 10 1607
Microsoft windows 10 1809
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*		 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

07 Feb 2025, 16:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-59

21 Nov 2024, 04:53

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0683 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0683 - Patch, Vendor Advisory

20 Aug 2022, 17:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156373/Microsoft-Windows-10-MSI-Privilege-Escalation.html', 'name': 'http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156373/Microsoft-Windows-10-MSI-Privilege-Escalation.html', 'tags': ['Exploit', 'Third Party Advisory', 'VDB Entry'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}

10 Aug 2022, 20:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/Windows10Exploits/blob/master/Undefined/CVE-2020-0683/README.md', 'name': 'https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/Windows10Exploits/blob/master/Undefined/CVE-2020-0683/README.md', 'tags': ['Exploit', 'Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}

12 Jul 2022, 17:42

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo

01 Jan 2022, 19:51

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156373/Microsoft-Windows-10-MSI-Privilege-Escalation.html - (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156373/Microsoft-Windows-10-MSI-Privilege-Escalation.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References (MISC) https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/Windows10Exploits/blob/master/Undefined/CVE-2020-0683/README.md - (MISC) https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/Windows10Exploits/blob/master/Undefined/CVE-2020-0683/README.md - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Information

Published : 2020-02-11 22:15

Updated : 2025-04-10 16:56

NVD link : CVE-2020-0683

Mitre link : CVE-2020-0683

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-0683

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

  • windows_10_1709
  • windows_rt_8.1
  • windows_server_2016
  • windows_10_1803
  • windows_server_1903
  • windows_server_1803
  • windows_8.1
  • windows_server_2008
  • windows_server_1909
  • windows_10_1909
  • windows_10_1809
  • windows_7
  • windows_10_1903
  • windows_10_1507
  • windows_server_2019
  • windows_server_2012
  • windows_10_1607
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')