Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux CVE-2020-0636 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Subsystem for Linux handles files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated privileges. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Subsystem for Linux handles files.

Affected Applications

Windows 10
Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation)

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