gsd-2020-16908
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Setup in the way it handles directories.A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, aka 'Windows Setup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Aliases
Aliases
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"remediation": "unknown",
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"published": "2020-10-16T23:15:14.133",
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