Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012
CVE-2020-16980
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows iSCSI Target Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows iSCSI Target Service properly handles file operations.</p>
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions 6.2.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 — versions 6.3.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core Installation) — versions 6.3.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core Installation) — versions 6.2.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 — versions 1903, 1909, 2004
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core Installation) — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16980 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16980?
- CVE-2020-16980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16980?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.