CVE-2020-16885

Windows Storage VSP Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2020-16885 is fixed in 17 products on 1 platform, first by KB4580346, released October 13, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

HighPublicly disclosed
CVSS
7.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0102
63rd percentile

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Storage VSP Driver improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Storage VSP Driver properly handles file operations.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 14393.3986 KB4580346 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems 16299.2166 KB4580328 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 16299.2166 KB4580328 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems 17134.1792 KB4580330 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 17134.1792 KB4580330 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 17763.1518 KB4577668 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 17763.1518 KB4577668 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems KB4577671 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems KB4577671 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems 19041.572 KB4579311 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems 19041.572 KB4579311 Oct 13, 2020
Windows Server 2016 14393.3986 KB4580346 Oct 13, 2020
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 14393.3986 KB4580346 Oct 13, 2020
Windows Server 2019 17763.1518 KB4577668 Oct 13, 2020
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 17763.1518 KB4577668 Oct 13, 2020
Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) KB4577671 Oct 13, 2020
Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation) 19041.572 KB4579311 Oct 13, 2020

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