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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2020-16980

Windows iSCSI Target Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows iSCSI Target Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows iSCSI Target Service properly handles file operations.</p>

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server version 2004

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

  • 6.2.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)

  • 6.2.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

  • 6.3.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

  • 6.3.0 to < publicationaffected

References