Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles hard links.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 7
6.1.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1
6.1.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 8.1
6.3.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
6.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
6.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
6.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
6.1.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
6.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
6.2.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
6.2.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
6.3.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
6.3.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server version 2004
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected