Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2020-1423

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Subsystem for Linux handles files, aka 'Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

  • Published: Jul 14, 2020
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-1423
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
microsoft / windows_server_2016 2004 2004.x
microsoft / windows_10 2004 2004.x