CVE-2020-16895: Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

Status: Modified - Last modified: 31-12-2023 Published: 16-10-2020

CVE-2020-16895
Vulnerability Scoring

7.8
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low Impact
  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Privileges Required: Low Impact
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • User Interaction: NONE

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality: HIGH IMPACT
  • Integrity: HIGH IMPACT
  • Availability: HIGH IMPACT

CVE-2020-16895 Vulnerability Summary

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete a targeted file leading to an elevated status.</p> <p>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 and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Error Reporting manager handles process crashes.</p>

Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2020-16895

Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-16895

CVE-2020-16895: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.00061

EPSS %

0.28258

References

0.00061

CWE

CWE-755

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS3 Source

secure@microsoft.com

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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