PT-2020-5297 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-12-08 · Updated 2023-12-30 · CVE-2020-17099

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to errors in the code of the Windows operating system, allowing an attacker to bypass the security features of the Windows lock screen. This could enable an attacker to affect the system. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or details 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.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-17

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00059

CVE-2020-17099

Affected Products

Windows

References · 22

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17099 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17099 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17099 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-17099 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00059 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17099 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-17099 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/18426 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/65792 · Telegram Post
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