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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-16940: Windows - User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-16940: Windows - User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
10/13/2020
Created
10/14/2020
Added
10/13/2020
Modified
09/24/2024

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles junction points, aka 'Windows - User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4580327
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4580346
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4580328
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4580330
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4577668
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4577671
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb4577671
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-2004-kb4579311
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4580353
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4580358
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4580346
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4577668
  • msft-kb4577671-c42dc613-fb5b-4c45-925c-4f508584a635
  • msft-kb4577671-ddbf4c81-6ca7-4986-999e-9275ef508017
  • msft-kb4579311-e9f0550d-b150-4eeb-bf5e-1a08b117e7af
  • msft-kb4580353-3e254f1d-7bf3-4f94-8817-a6eb0accedc0
  • msft-kb4580353-59e7e42c-6434-4e0a-bd9f-b504d629f516
  • msft-kb4580358-12cf7c4b-339c-47dc-a087-73a7a0dedf6f
  • msft-kb4580358-ef30fd6b-8580-4ec5-9190-5cdb4b02f438
  • msft-kb4580385-47dabaa8-438f-49e7-9c31-2d481515c893
  • msft-kb4580385-9f71bd2c-88f2-4c58-b86f-dd0b9b03cfe7
  • msft-kb4580387-08d6fc97-597d-4b5b-8422-f4b57817b1c1
  • msft-kb4580387-1473a3e5-0aa3-43a1-b213-cf3151e2c15e
  • msft-kb4580387-5cef288f-a4e4-4cb7-86e0-ef3c89b43ced
  • msft-kb4580387-e92e01a4-761c-41f6-a9f6-5853bb7885c9
  • msft-kb4580387-fc890b9e-e1d1-43af-b7f8-d42201cd24aa

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