CVE-2020-16895

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete a targeted file leading to an elevated status. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Error Reporting manager handles process crashes.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.7
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.549

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 1903 for x86-based Systems (KB4577671)Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows Server, version 1903 for x64-based Systems (KB4577671)Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows Server, version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4577671)Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4577671)Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems (KB4577671)Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x86-based Systems (KB4577671)Windows
.NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x86-based Systems (KB4580330)Windows
.NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems (KB4580330)Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 1809 for x86-based Systems (KB4577668)Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems (KB4577668)Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB4577668)Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems (KB4579311)Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x86-based Systems (KB4579311)Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows Server, version 2004 for x64-based Systems (KB4579311)Windows

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-300222020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1903 for x86-based Systems (KB4577671) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300232020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows Server, version 1903 for x64-based Systems (KB4577671) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300242020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows Server, version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4577671) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300252020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4577671) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300262020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems (KB4577671) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300272020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x86-based Systems (KB4577671) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300172020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x86-based Systems (KB4580330) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300182020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems (KB4580330) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300192020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1809 for x86-based Systems (KB4577668) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300202020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems (KB4577668) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300212020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB4577668) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300282020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems (KB4579311) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300292020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x86-based Systems (KB4579311) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-300302020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows Server, version 2004 for x64-based Systems (KB4579311) (CVE-2020-16898)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234