Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Work Folder Service privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Work Folder Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-0865. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Work Folder Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Work Folder Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Work Folder Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0777, CVE-2020-0797, CVE-2020-0800, CVE-2020-0864, CVE-2020-0866, CVE-2020-0897.

The weakness was published 03/10/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-0865. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/11/2020). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Work Folder Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.

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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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Windows

Version

• 8.1
• 10
• 10 1607
• 10 1709
• 10 1803
• 10 1809
• 10 1903
• 10 1909
• RT 8.1
• Server 1803
• Server 1903
• Server 1909
• Server 2012
• Server 2012 R2
• Server 2016
• Server 2019

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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