CVE-2020-0835 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting the Windows Defender antimalware platform, specifically due to its improper handling of hard links. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows a local, low-privileged attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.