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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-0686

CVE-2020-0686

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when MSI packages process symbolic links, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0683.

Affected products

31
  • Microsoft/Windowsv5
    Range: 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
    Range: version 1803 (Core Installation)
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 19097 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 7
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 8.1
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Rt 8.1
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20083 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20122 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20164 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2019
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Installerllm-fuzzy

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