CVE-2020-16887
4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 16
Latest updateMay 24
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Network Connections Service handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.
To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Network Connections Service properly handles objects in memory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages29 packages
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_2008_service_pack_2_(server_core_installation)6.0.0 — publication
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1_(server_core_installation)6.0.0 — publication