<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows improperly handles reparse points. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite or delete a targeted file that would normally require elevated permissions.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and overwrite or delete files.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles reparse points.</p>

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-8835 <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows improperly handles reparse points. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite or delete a targeted file that would normally require elevated permissions.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and overwrite or delete files.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles reparse points.</p>
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-18T16:01:34.987Z

Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-16877

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.679Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:12.697

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:18.733

Link: CVE-2020-16877

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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