{"id":"CVE-2020-0683","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-0683","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:25:20.740Z","title":"Microsoft Windows Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","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.","published":"2020-02-11T22:15:16.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:46:21.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-59"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10 1507","microsoft/windows 10 1607","microsoft/windows 10 1709","microsoft/windows 10 1803","microsoft/windows 10 1809","microsoft/windows 10 1903","microsoft/windows 10 1909","microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows 8.1","microsoft/windows rt 8.1","microsoft/windows server 1803","microsoft/windows server 1903","microsoft/windows server 1909","microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019"],"epss":{"score":0.07605,"percentile":0.94508,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2022-05-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0683"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2020-02-17","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":48079,"kind":"exploit","title":"MSI Packages Symbolic Links Processing - Windows 10 Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48079","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/48079.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/48079.txt","published":"2020-02-17","added":"2020-02-17","updated":"2020-02-17","author":"nu11secur1ty","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2020-0683"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comCVE-2020-0683.zip","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0683","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0683","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0683","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0683","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}