CVE-2020-0835

7.8 highEPSS 0.9%

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Defender antimalware platform improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Defender Antimalware Platform Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 60% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2020-04-15
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:windows_defender

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0835
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0835

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