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CVE-2020-16980

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CVE-2020-16980

Published: Oct 16, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows iSCSI Target Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows iSCSI Target Service properly handles file operations.</p>

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft

Windows Server 2019

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server version 2004

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

Microsoft

Windows Server 2012

affected
6.2.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)

affected
6.2.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2012 R2

affected
6.3.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

affected
6.3.0 - < publication

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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