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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-16877: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-16877: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/13/2020
Created
10/14/2020
Added
10/13/2020
Modified
06/10/2024

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows improperly handles reparse points, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4577671
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb4577671
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-2004-kb4579311
  • msft-kb4577671-c42dc613-fb5b-4c45-925c-4f508584a635
  • msft-kb4577671-ddbf4c81-6ca7-4986-999e-9275ef508017
  • msft-kb4579311-e9f0550d-b150-4eeb-bf5e-1a08b117e7af

References

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