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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Mobile Device Management (MDM) Diagnostics improperly handles junctions, aka 'Windows Mobile Device Management Diagnostics Elevation of P...

CVE-2020-1405 · published 6 years ago
Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Mobile Device Management (MDM) Diagnostics improperly handles junctions, aka 'Windows Mobile Device Management Diagnostics Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1372.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
microsoft windows_10 1809
1903
1909
2004
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_server_2016 2004
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2019 All versions
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Mobile Device Management (MDM) Diagnostics improperly handles junctions, aka 'Windows Mobile Device Management Diagnostics Elevation of P...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Mobile Device Management (MDM) Diagnostics improperly handles junctions, aka 'Windows Mobile Device Management Diagnostics Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1372.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
7.1 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Timeline
Published14 Jul 2020
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2020-1405 · NVD
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