Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-1423: Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
07/14/2020
07/15/2020
07/14/2020
06/10/2024
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Subsystem for Linux handles files, aka 'Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Solution(s)
- microsoft-windows-windows_10-2004-kb4565503
- msft-kb4565503-9f4ad806-f4a9-4868-b9a2-900b0a123d96
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