CVE-2020-16940: Windows - User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2020-Oct
Released
2020-10-13
EPSS Score
0.32% (percentile: 54.9%)

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly handles junction points. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete files and folders in an elevated context. 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 and delete files or folders of their choosing. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows User Profile Service handles junction points.

Affected Products (44)

Other

  • 11497
  • 11498
  • 11563
  • 11568
  • 11569
  • 11570
  • 11571
  • 11572
  • 11712
  • 11713
  • 11714
  • 11715
  • 11453
  • 11454
  • 11583
  • 11644
  • 11645
  • 11646
  • 11647
  • 11766
  • 11767
  • 11768
  • 11769
  • 10729
  • 10735
  • 10852
  • 10853
  • 10816
  • 10855
  • 10047
  • 10048
  • 10481
  • 10482
  • 10484
  • 9312
  • 10287
  • 9318
  • 9344
  • 10051
  • 10049
  • 10378
  • 10379
  • 10483
  • 10543

Security Updates (15)

Acknowledgments

Abdelhamid Naceri working with <a href="https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/">Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative</a>

Revision History

  • 2020-10-13: Information published.