CVE-2020-16995: Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

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

CVE-2020-16995
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-2020-16995 Vulnerability Summary

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute code with elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to be present as a user on the affected virtual machine.</p> <p>The security update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux executes with elevated privileges.</p>

Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2020-16995

Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-16995

CVE-2020-16995: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.00067

EPSS %

0.31863

References

0.00067

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:network_watcher_agent:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:network_watcher_agent:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

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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