<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system</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.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Projected Filesystem handle file redirections.</p>
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-09-11T17:08:49

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.440Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-16879

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-11T17:15:17.637

Modified: 2023-12-31T22:15:52.827

Link: CVE-2020-16879

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