What is CVE-2020-16993?

CVE-2020-16993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Sphere, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-16993?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Microsoft Azure Sphere

CVE-2020-16993

Azure Sphere Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.008 (53.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Azure Sphere — versions 20.00
Microsoft Azure_sphere

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

secure@microsoft.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16993?: CVE-2020-16993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Sphere, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-16993?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.