CVE-2020-0835

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
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: 2020-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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'.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Defender: all versions
Microsoft Windows Defender: all versions

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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