Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-0805Projected Filesystem Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Windows 10 Version 2004 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete a targeted file they would not have permissions to.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Projected Filesystem handle file redirections.</p>
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 2004 | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server version 2004 | 10.0.0 – before publication |