Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure Sphere - CVE-2020-16993
Published: November 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48252
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16993
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Azure Sphere
Azure Sphere
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an administrator with physical access 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-16993
Install updates from vendor's website.