CVE-2020-1421

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who…

published July 14, 2020

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High probability of exploitation

NVD has not assigned a CVSS score to this record. It sits in the 99.5th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS
—
EPSS
75%
Percentile
99.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user, aka 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.74504 · 99.5th percentile
Published
2020-07-14T22:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 JUL 22:54Z
    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who…
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