PT-2020-5293 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-12-08 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-16996

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a security feature bypass in the implementation of the Kerberos protocol in the Windows operating system, which is associated with a violation of the data protection mechanism. This could allow a remote attacker to impact the integrity of protected information. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

Protection Mechanism Failure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-693

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00055

CVE-2020-16996

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16996 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16996 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-16996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00055 · Security Note
• https://securitylab.ru/vulnerability/514670.php · Note