<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Storage VSP Driver 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 Storage VSP Driver properly handles file operations.</p>
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Storage VSP Driver 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 Storage VSP Driver properly handles file operations.</p> | <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Storage VSP Driver 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 Storage VSP Driver properly handles file operations.</p> |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.425Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-16885
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:12.757
Modified: 2026-02-23T18:21:15.543
Link: CVE-2020-16885
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