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CVE-2020-0683

Microsoft Windows Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description

Microsoft Windows Installer contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when MSI packages process symbolic links, which allows attackers to bypass access restrictions to add or remove files.

Recommended action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA remediation due date for U.S. federal agencies: 3 May 2022.

Collected automatically from public sources. Verify affected versions and fixes in the vendor's notice before acting.