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Microsoft CVE-2020-16877: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2020-16877: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/13/2020
Created
10/14/2020
Added
10/13/2020
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

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. 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles reparse points.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4577671-4bc3ccc3-fcb0-4bbd-a2a5-cbbd40369d41
  • msft-kb4577671-60a68333-26ce-47b6-9254-89d69caedfdf
  • msft-kb4577671-a4f7dcc3-65f1-4a75-8635-ea596100c299
  • msft-kb4577671-c4223a46-1f35-41d8-ac8e-d2772d017f90
  • msft-kb4577671-c42dc613-fb5b-4c45-925c-4f508584a635
  • msft-kb4577671-ddbf4c81-6ca7-4986-999e-9275ef508017
  • msft-kb4579311-d5cbc800-cb34-49c3-bde8-aa2f0ee05b2e
  • msft-kb4579311-e9f0550d-b150-4eeb-bf5e-1a08b117e7af
  • msft-kb4579311-fa30a6bc-24ef-47b0-a6fa-d7971053e058

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