Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2020-16879
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system</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.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Projected Filesystem handle file redirections.</p>
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1809, 1903, 1909
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For 32-Bit Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For Arm64-Based Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For X64-Based Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 — versions 1903, 1909, 2004
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16879 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16879?
- CVE-2020-16879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16879?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-16879 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.