CVE-2020-16980HighMicrosoft CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Microsoft security update for CVE-2020-16980 — Windows

Published
October 13, 2020
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2020-16980 →

📋 Microsoft's advisory

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🎯 Affected products11

  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)

✅ Updates Microsoft lists: 8 KB articles

8 rows: one per KB article or update, update type and fixed build. Their details are on Microsoft's advisory.

KB articleUpdateFixed build
KB4577668Security Update—
KB4577671Security Update—
KB4579311Security Update—
KB4580346Security Update—
KB4580382Monthly Rollup—
KB4580353Security Only—
KB4580347Monthly Rollup—
KB4580358Security Only—

🧭 EchelonGraph on CVE-2020-16980

EchelonGraph score
7.8 HIGH
CISA KEV
Not listed
Fix status
A fix is available — apply it.

Description from the CVE record (CVE.org), as published by its numbering authority

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows iSCSI Target Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows iSCSI Target Service properly handles file operations.</p>

Published by Microsoft Corporation, the CVE Numbering Authority that assigned CVE-2020-16980, in its CVE record at CVE.org; reused under the CVE Program's Terms of Use (its licence and MITRE's copyright notice are in our Terms of Service).

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