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CVE-2020-16939
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Group Policy improperly checks access.
Impact
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Group Policy improperly checks access. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Group Policy checks access.</p>
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | All versions Versions 1607, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903 |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Rt 8.1 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All versions Version r2 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | All versions Version r2 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | All versions Versions 1903, 1909, 2004 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16939
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1254/
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16939
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1254/