Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Setup in the way it handles directories.</p> <p>A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. After successfully exploiting the vulnerability, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Windows Setup properly handles directories.</p>
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16908
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0095
EPSS Percentile
57.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
microsoft/windows_10
1803
microsoft/windows_10
1809
microsoft/windows_10
1903
microsoft/windows_10
1909
microsoft/windows_10
2004
Published
Oct 16, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026