Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-0989Windows Mobile Device Management Diagnostics Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Windows 10 Version 1709 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 60% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Mobile Device Management (MDM) Diagnostics improperly handles junctions. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass access restrictions to read files.</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 and access files.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the how Windows MDM Diagnostics handles files.</p>