Security Advisory

CVE-2020-16908

7.8
HIGH

Vulnerability Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Setup in the way it handles directories.

A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. After successfully exploiting the vulnerability, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Windows Setup properly handles directories.

Published Date October 16, 2020
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory