CVE-2020-16910

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-16910
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-10-16 23:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-31 20:15:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application to bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) variable security in Windows.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting security feature behavior to enforce permissions., aka 'Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-281

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 2004 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 2004 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 2004 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 2004 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2019 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2019 - All All All

References

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portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16910 MISC portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 91780 Microsoft Azure Stack Hub Security Updates - February 2021
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