Microsoft Azure Sphere Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Azure Sphere. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-16994. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Azure Sphere (Cloud Software) (version now known). It has been classified as critical. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/10/2020 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-16994. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.3
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

08/04/2020 🔍
11/10/2020 +98 days 🔍
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12/04/2020 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-16994 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-16994
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164625

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2020 08:54
Updated: 12/04/2020 21:47
Changes: 11/11/2020 08:54 (34), 12/04/2020 21:40 (19), 12/04/2020 21:47 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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