CVE DATABASE / CVE-2020-0683
CVE-2020-0683
Microsoft Windows Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVSS 7.8 · HIGH
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2021-11-03.
Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Microsoft windows 10 1507Microsoft windows 10 1607Microsoft windows 10 1709Microsoft windows 10 1803Microsoft windows 10 1809Microsoft windows 10 1903Microsoft windows 10 1909Microsoft windows 7Microsoft windows 8.1Microsoft windows rt 8.1Microsoft windows server 1803Microsoft windows server 1903Microsoft windows server 1909Microsoft windows server 2008Microsoft windows server 2012Microsoft windows server 2016Microsoft windows server 2019
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References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0683
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0683
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-29. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.