CVE-2020-16910
Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
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- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows fails to handle file creation permissions, which could allow an attacker to create files in a protected Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) location.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application to bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) variable security in Windows.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting security feature behavior to enforce permissions.</p>
Timeline
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Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
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- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
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- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909
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- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
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- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004
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- Microsoft Windows Server version 2004
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
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- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
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- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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