Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-16902
Published: October 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47597
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16902
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior. A local user can run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-16902
Install updates from vendor's website.