Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure Sphere - CVE-2020-16983
Published: November 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48254
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16983
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an administator with physical access to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a tampering issue, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Azure Sphere
How to mitigate CVE-2020-16983
Install updates from vendor's website.