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CVE-2020-0805: Projected Filesystem Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete a targeted file they would not have permissions to.</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.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Projected Filesystem handle file redirections.</p>

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 2004
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 2004
• Microsoft Windows 10 2004: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows Server version 2004: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 2004 publication; Microsoft Windows Server version 2004 publication. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0805
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0805

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