CVE-2020-16852

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<p>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.</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 delete a targeted file with an elevated status.</p> <p>The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting where the OneDrive updater performs file writes while running with elevation.</p>

7.1 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

3.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16852 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16852 Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:onedrive:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
History

21 Nov 2024, 05:07

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References () https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16852 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16852 - Patch, Vendor Advisory

31 Dec 2023, 22:15

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Summary An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the OneDrive for Windows Desktop application improperly handles symbolic links, aka 'OneDrive for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-16851, CVE-2020-16853. <p>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.</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 delete a targeted file with an elevated status.</p> <p>The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting where the OneDrive updater performs file writes while running with elevation.</p>
CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo
Information

Published : 2020-09-11 17:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:07

NVD link : CVE-2020-16852

Mitre link : CVE-2020-16852

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-16852

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Products Affected

microsoft

  • onedrive
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo