Security Advisory

CVE-2020-16910

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2020-10-16 22:17:45
Last updated 2024-08-04 13:45:34
Assigner microsoft
State PUBLISHED

Description

<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>

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