CVE-2020-16980
Windows iSCSI Target Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- 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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean?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>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows iSCSI Target Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows iSCSI Target Service properly handles file operations.</p>
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server version 2004
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
From 6.2.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
From 6.2.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
From 6.3.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
From 6.3.0