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CVE-2020-1467

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.1690%
EPSS Percentile13.75th
PublishedAug 17, 2020
Last ModifiedFeb 23, 2026

Vulnerability Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status. 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 take control of an affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles hard links.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Windows 10

= 1607
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Windows 10

= 1809
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Windows 10

= 1903
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Windows 10

= 1909
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Microsoft

Windows 10

= 2004
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Microsoft

Windows 7

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 8.1

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Rt 8.1

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2008

All versions
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Windows Server 2008

= r2
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2012

All versions
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Windows Server 2012

= r2
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2016

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2016

= 1903
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Windows Server 2016

= 1909
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Windows Server 2016

= 2004
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Windows Server 2019

All versions

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