PT-2020-4334 · Microsoft · Windows Storage Vsp Driver+1

Published 2020-10-13 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-16885

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Storage VSP Driver (affected versions not specified)

Description: An elevation of privilege issue exists due to the improper handling of file operations by the Windows Storage VSP Driver. To exploit this, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system and then run a specially crafted application. This could allow the attacker to gain elevated privileges. The issue is related to errors in handling file operations.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04834

CVE-2020-16885

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Storage Vsp Driver

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04834 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16885 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16885 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-16885 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16885 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16885 · Security Note