CVE-2020-0838
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
11/09/2020
Last modified:
23/02/2026
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when NTFS improperly checks access. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.<br />
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.<br />
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how NTFS checks access.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
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