Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure Sphere - CVE-2020-16992
Published: November 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48251
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16992
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Azure Sphere
How to mitigate CVE-2020-16992
Install updates from vendor's website.