Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-17025

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-17025

Published: November 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48264
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-2020-17025
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user 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-2020-17025

Install updates from vendor's website.

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