Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-16887: Windows Network Connections Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
2024 Attack Intel Report Latest research by Rapid7 Labs
Back to Search

Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-16887: Windows Network Connections Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/13/2020
Created
10/14/2020
Added
10/13/2020
Modified
09/11/2024

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Network Connections Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Network Connections Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4580327
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4580346
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4580328
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4580330
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4577668
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4577671
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb4577671
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-2004-kb4579311
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4580353
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4580358
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4580346
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4577668
  • msft-kb4577671-c42dc613-fb5b-4c45-925c-4f508584a635
  • msft-kb4577671-ddbf4c81-6ca7-4986-999e-9275ef508017
  • msft-kb4579311-e9f0550d-b150-4eeb-bf5e-1a08b117e7af
  • msft-kb4580353-3e254f1d-7bf3-4f94-8817-a6eb0accedc0
  • msft-kb4580353-59e7e42c-6434-4e0a-bd9f-b504d629f516
  • msft-kb4580358-12cf7c4b-339c-47dc-a087-73a7a0dedf6f
  • msft-kb4580358-ef30fd6b-8580-4ec5-9190-5cdb4b02f438
  • msft-kb4580385-47dabaa8-438f-49e7-9c31-2d481515c893
  • msft-kb4580385-9f71bd2c-88f2-4c58-b86f-dd0b9b03cfe7
  • msft-kb4580387-08d6fc97-597d-4b5b-8422-f4b57817b1c1
  • msft-kb4580387-1473a3e5-0aa3-43a1-b213-cf3151e2c15e
  • msft-kb4580387-5cef288f-a4e4-4cb7-86e0-ef3c89b43ced
  • msft-kb4580387-e92e01a4-761c-41f6-a9f6-5853bb7885c9
  • msft-kb4580387-fc890b9e-e1d1-43af-b7f8-d42201cd24aa

References

View more

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
  • Lightweight Endpoint Agent
  • Live Dashboards
  • Real Risk Prioritization
  • IT-Integrated Remediation Projects
  • Cloud, Virtual, and Container Assessment
  • Integrated Threat Feeds
  • Easy-to-Use RESTful API
  • Automation-Assisted Patching
  • Automated Containment
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;