CVE-2020-16879
published 2020-09-11CVE-2020-16879: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections. An attacker who successfully exploited…
PriorityP424medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
1.09%
61.6th percentile
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Projected Filesystem handle file redirections.
Affected
31 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_32-bit_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_arm64-based_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_x64-based_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1909 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_2004 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_server_version_2004 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1809_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1809_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1809_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1903_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1903_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1903_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1909_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1909_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1909_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_2004_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
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Microsoft
Projected Filesystem Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-09-08·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-16879 [MEDIUM] Projected Filesystem Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Projected Filesystem Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Projected Filesystem handle file redirections.
FAQ: What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is
GHSA
GHSA-32xq-w4g5-fj4x: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections, aka 'Projected Filesystem Inf
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-16879 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-32xq-w4g5-fj4x: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections, aka 'Projected Filesystem Inf
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections, aka 'Projected Filesystem Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2020-09-11
Published