CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-0981
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-04-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
Description
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows fails to properly handle token relationships.An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could allow an application with a certain integrity level to execute code at a different integrity level, leading to a sandbox escape.The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles token relationships, aka 'Windows Token Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1903
• microsoft windows 10 1909
• microsoft windows server 2016 1903
• microsoft windows server 2016 1909
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157248/Microsoft-Windows-NtFilterToken-ParentTokenId-Incorrect-Setting-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0981 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157248/Microsoft-Windows-NtFilterToken-ParentTokenId-Incorrect-Setting-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0981 Patch, Vendor Advisory