Vulnerability in Microsoft Onedrive
CVE-2020-16853
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the OneDrive for Windows Desktop application improperly handles symbolic links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file with an elevat…
EPSS: 0.010 (58.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Onedrive
- Microsoft Onedrive For Windows — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16853?
- CVE-2020-16853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Onedrive, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16853?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-16853 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.