Vulnerability Details CVE-2020-16879
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Projected Filesystem handle file redirections.</p>
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.01
EPSS Ranking 76.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
Products affected by CVE-2020-16879
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-