CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.6 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Backup Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 10/13/2020 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-16974. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/18/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Backup Service handles file operations.
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.
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Version
- 7 SP1
- 10
- 10 1607
- 10 1709
- 10 1803
- 10 1809
- 10 1903
- 10 1909
- 10 2004
- Server 1903
- Server 1909
- Server 2004
- Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Server 2008 SP2
- Server 2016
- Server 2019
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
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: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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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10/14/2020 🔍
11/19/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-16974 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 10/14/2020 11:16Updated: 11/19/2020 11:51
Changes: 10/14/2020 11:16 (6), 10/14/2020 11:17 (24), 10/14/2020 11:20 (25), 11/18/2020 07:32 (5), 11/19/2020 11:45 (2), 11/19/2020 11:51 (14)
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