Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU48866

Input validation error in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-17096

Published: December 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU48866

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17096

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Windows NTFS. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2020-17096

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17096

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