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CVE-2020-16910

Published: Oct 16, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.2

MEDIUM

Description

<p>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.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application to bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) variable security in Windows.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting security feature behavior to enforce permissions.</p>

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1803

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1809

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2019

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1909

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1709

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 2004

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server version 2004

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1507

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1607

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2016

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

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