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cve[email protected]CVE-2020-16940
HistoryOct 16, 2020 - 11:15 p.m.

CVE-2020-16940

2020-10-1623:15:00
CWE-269
web.nvd.nist.gov
105
cve-2020-16940
windows
profsvc
privilege
vulnerability
nvd

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

4.9 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

16.0%

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles junction points. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete files and folders in an elevated context.</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 delete files or folders of their choosing.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows User Profile Service handles junction points.</p>

VendorProductVersionCPE
microsoftwindows_10_180310.0.0cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_10_180910.0.0cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_server_201910.0.0cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_server_201910.0.0cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_10_190910.0.0cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_server,_version_190910.0.0cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server,_version_1909:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_10_1709 for 32-bit systems10.0.0cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709 for 32-bit systems:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_10_170910.0.0cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_10_1903 for 32-bit systems10.0.0cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903 for 32-bit systems:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_10_1903 for x64-based systems10.0.0cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903 for x64-based systems:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

4.9 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

16.0%