CVE-2020-0838 NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker with local access can run a crafted application to exploit improper NTFS access checks and gain elevated privileges on Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-0838?
CVE-2020-0838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when NTFS improperly checks access. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how NTFS checks access.</p>
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0838?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0838?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0838 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-0838 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0838 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-fr34-5cph-525x.