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CVE-2020-16877

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows improperly handles reparse points. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite or delete a targeted file that would normally require elevated permissions.</p> <p>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 overwrite or delete files.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles reparse points.</p> > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt