PT-2021-2040 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2021-02-09 · Updated 2023-12-29 · CVE-2020-17162

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description: The issue is related to errors in security settings, allowing a remote attacker to bypass existing protection mechanisms. It is a security-feature bypass vulnerability that enables attackers to affect the system. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or 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-254

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00887

CVE-2020-17162

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-17162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00887 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-17162 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17162 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/10827 · Telegram Post