CVE-2020-0683

high

Description

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.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-february-2020-patch-tuesday-addresses-99-cves-including-internet-explorer-zero-day

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0683

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0683

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-02-11

Updated: 2025-10-22

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H