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CVE-2020-0683

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Windows Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows Installer contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when MSI packages process symbolic links, which allows attack
Published: Nov 3, 2021  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft Windows Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows Installer contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when MSI packages process symbolic links, which allows attackers to bypass access restrictions to add or remove files.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Microsoft Windows Installer contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing attackers to bypass access restrictions through malicious MSI packages that process symbolic links. This enables unauthorized file addition or removal with elevated privileges on affected systems.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة تصعيد امتيازات في Microsoft Windows Installer تسمح للمهاجمين باستغلال معالجة الروابط الرمزية في حزم MSI. يمكن للمهاجمين الاستفادة من هذه الثغرة لإضافة أو حذف الملفات بامتيازات مرتفعة دون تفويض مناسب. تؤثر هذه الثغرة على أنظمة Windows المختلفة وتشكل خطراً كبيراً على أمان البيانات والأنظمة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

Microsoft Windows Installer يحتوي على ثغرة تصعيد امتيازات تسمح للمهاجمين بتجاوز قيود الوصول من خلال حزم MSI ضارة تعالج الروابط الرمزية. يمكن هذا من إضافة أو إزالة الملفات غير المصرح بها بامتيازات مرتفعة على الأنظمة المتأثرة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 23, 2026 04:55
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Apply Microsoft security updates immediately. Disable or restrict MSI package execution from untrusted sources. Implement application whitelisting and file integrity monitoring. Review and restrict user permissions for package installation. Monitor symbolic link creation and MSI execution activities.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
تطبيق تحديثات أمان Microsoft فوراً. تعطيل أو تقييد تنفيذ حزم MSI من مصادر غير موثوقة. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات ومراقبة سلامة الملفات. مراجعة وتقييد أذونات المستخدمين لتثبيت الحزم. مراقبة أنشطة إنشاء الروابط الرمزية وتنفيذ MSI.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A1 A2 A3
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 PR.AC-1 PR.AC-4 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 A.6.1.1 A.9.1.1 A.12.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Windows
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS32.73%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-05-03
Published 2021-11-03
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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