CVE-2020-16852
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
11/09/2020
Last modified:
31/12/2023
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the OneDrive for Windows Desktop application improperly handles symbolic links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file with an elevated status.<br />
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and delete a targeted file with an elevated status.<br />
The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting where the OneDrive updater performs file writes while running with elevation.<br />
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
3.60
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:onedrive:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
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