CVE-2020-16910

Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Medium · published October 16, 2020

CVSS v3.1
6.2
EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows fails to handle file creation permissions, which could allow an attacker to create files in a protected Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) location.</p>

<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application to bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) variable security in Windows.</p>

<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting security feature behavior to enforce permissions.</p>

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.2 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02787 · 86.3th percentile
Published
2020-10-16T22:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 22:17Z
    Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
    cvelistv5