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CVE-2020-16940

<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>

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version-
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version1607
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version1709
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version1803
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version1809
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version1903
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version1909
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version2004
MicrosoftWindows 7 Version- Updatesp1
MicrosoftWindows 8.1 Version-
MicrosoftWindows Rt 8.1 Version-
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Version- Updatesp2
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Versionr2 Updatesp1 HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 Version1903
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 Version1909
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 Version2004
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.44% 0.625
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 4.9 3.9 6.9
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
nvd@nist.gov 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
secure@microsoft.com 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.