Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2020-16902
Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior.</p> <p>A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the input sanitization error to preclude unintended elevation.</p>
Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*Range: 6.2.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16902mitrex_refsource_MISC
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