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>
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16980
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0090
EPSS Percentile
56.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (7)
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_server_2012
r2
microsoft/windows_server_2016
microsoft/windows_server_2016
1903
microsoft/windows_server_2016
1909
microsoft/windows_server_2016
2004
microsoft/windows_server_2019
Published
Oct 16, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026