CVE-2020-16910Improper Preservation of Permissions in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
CNA6.2
EPSS
4.0%
top 11.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 16
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages16 packages

CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_201610.0.0publication
CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_201910.0.0publication
CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_150710.0.0publication
CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_160710.0.0publication
CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_170910.0.0publication

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5vfg-hf4p-8hcf: A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows fails to handle file creation permissions, which could allow an attacker to crea2022-05-24
CVEList
Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability2020-10-16

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability2020-10-13
CVE-2020-16910 — Improper Preservation of Permissions | cvebase