#VU47620 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux - CVE-2020-16995 

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#VU47620 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux - CVE-2020-16995

Published: October 13, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47620
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-16995
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux
Software vendor:
Microsoft

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 in Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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