CVE-2020-16851 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-16851 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 11/09/2020 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: microsoft | Vendor: Microsoft | Product: OneDrive for Windows
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-16851 Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the OneDrive for Windows Desktop application improperly handles symbolic links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file with an elevated status.

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 a targeted file with an elevated status.

The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting where the OneDrive updater performs file writes while running with elevation.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.1 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Denial of Service
Source: Microsoft

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).