Microsoft Windows User Profile Service CVE-2020-0785 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles symlinks. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete files and folders in an elevated context. 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 files or folders of their choosing. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows User Profile Service handles symlinks.

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Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows 8
Windows Server 2008
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019

CVE References

CVE-2020-0785