CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.9 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component User Profile Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 10/13/2020 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-16940. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/18/2020). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:
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. 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows User Profile Service handles junction points.
It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Product
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Version
- 7 SP1
- 8.1
- 10
- 10 1607
- 10 1709
- 10 1803
- 10 1809
- 10 1903
- 10 1909
- 10 2004
- RT 8.1
- Server 1903
- Server 1909
- Server 2004
- Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Server 2008 SP2
- Server 2012
- Server 2012 R2
- Server 2016
- Server 2019
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
08/04/2020 🔍10/13/2020 🔍
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11/19/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-16940 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 10/14/2020 10:49Updated: 11/19/2020 09:44
Changes: 10/14/2020 10:49 (9), 10/14/2020 10:50 (21), 10/14/2020 10:53 (25), 11/18/2020 07:31 (5), 11/19/2020 09:39 (2), 11/19/2020 09:44 (14)
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