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CVE-2020-16877

HIGH
7.1

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows improperly handles reparse points. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite or delete a targeted file that would normally require elevated permissions.</p> <p>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 overwrite or delete files.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles reparse points.</p>

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.1
SeverityHIGH
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorLOCAL
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Published10/16/2020
Last Modified2/23/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_10microsoft:windows_server_2016

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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