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High · 7.8 CVE-2020-0838 EUVD-2020-2310GHSA-fr34-5cph-525x

NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Sep 11, 2020 · Updated Nov 18, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when NTFS improperly checks access. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how NTFS checks access.</p>

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server version 2004 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 7 6.1.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 6.1.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 8.1 6.3.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 6.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 6.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 6.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 6.1.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 6.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.0 – < publication publication

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