CVE-2020-16939
7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD (Secondary)
Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Group Policy improperly checks access. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Group Policy checks access.</p>
Affected (20)
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| All versions | |
| All versions | |
| All versions | |
| All versions | |
| All versions | |
| All versions | |
| All versions | |
| All versions |
References (4)
Source: secure@microsoft.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Timeline
No history available yet.