| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2020-16892 (CCN-189001) | ||||||||||||
| Assigned: | 2020-10-13 | ||||||||||||
| Published: | 2020-10-13 | ||||||||||||
| Updated: | 2021-07-21 | ||||||||||||
| Summary: | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows kernel image handles objects in memory.An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows kernel image properly handles objects in memory., aka 'Windows Image Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. | ||||||||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) 6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
6.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-269 | ||||||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Privileges | ||||||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2020-16892 Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN ms-windows-cve202016892-priv-esc(189001) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security TechCenter - October 2020 Windows Image Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Source: MISC Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16892 | ||||||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration CCN 1:  Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||||||
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