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High · 7.8 CVE-2020-16902 EUVD-2020-8860GHSA-8vg2-hc44-37f3

Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Oct 16, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior.</p>
<p>A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the input sanitization error to preclude unintended elevation.</p>

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
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 2004 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server version 2004 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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