{"containers":{"cna":{"title":"OneDrive for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","datePublic":"2020-09-08T07:00:00.000Z","affected":[{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"OneDrive for Windows","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:onedrive:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*"],"platforms":["Unknown"],"versions":[{"version":"0","lessThan":"publication","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]}],"descriptions":[{"value":"

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the OneDrive for Windows Desktop application improperly handles symbolic links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file with an elevated status.

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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 and delete a targeted file with an elevated status.

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The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting where the OneDrive updater performs file writes while running with elevation.

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