MVN.CMD fails on windows if current directory contains an "&"

On any version of Windows, copy any valid maven project to a directory whose name contains an ampersand (e.g. "C:\Users\myname\projects & stuff\mavenproject"). CD to the project directory and run "mvn clean install".

Expected result:

Build proceeds normally

Actual result:

Build fails with output similar to:

The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
'stuff' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
The system cannot find the path specified.
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 0.141 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2016-04-12T01:41:56+00:00
[INFO] Final Memory: 6M/58M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] The goal you specified requires a project to execute but there is no POM in this directory (C:). Please verify you invoked Maven from the correct direc
tory. -> [Help 1]
[ERROR]
[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MissingProjectException