Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2020-16910 (CCN-189050) | ||||||||||||
Assigned: | 2020-10-13 | ||||||||||||
Published: | 2020-10-13 | ||||||||||||
Updated: | 2020-10-21 | ||||||||||||
Summary: | A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows fails to handle file creation permissions, which could allow an attacker to create files in a protected Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) location.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application to bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) variable security in Windows.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting security feature behavior to enforce permissions., aka 'Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'. | ||||||||||||
CVSS v3 Severity: | 5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) 4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
5.4 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
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CVSS v2 Severity: | 4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
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Vulnerability Type: | CWE-281 | ||||||||||||
Vulnerability Consequences: | Bypass Security | ||||||||||||
References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2020-16910 Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN ms-windows-cve202016910-sec-bypass(189050) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security TechCenter - October 2020 Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Source: MISC Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16910 | ||||||||||||
Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration CCN 1: ![]() | ||||||||||||
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