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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024

Windows - User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2020-16940

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles junction points. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete files and folders in an elevated context.</p> <p>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 delete files or folders of their choosing.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows User Profile Service handles junction points.</p>

Affected products

13
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1809v52 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2019v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1909v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10v52 versions
    cpe: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
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1507v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1607v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2016v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 7v52 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 6.1.0
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 6.1.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 8.1v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    Range: 6.3.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2012v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    Range: 6.2.0

Patches

0

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