CVE-2020-16995
Vulnerability Scoring
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
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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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