CVE-2020-16877

Summary

<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>

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• Elevation of Privilege

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16877

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: total

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16877

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