CVE-2020-17099 Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Medium 6.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-17099 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-17099 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 9 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-17099 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows 10. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-17099/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-17099/index.md)
Attackers can bypass the Windows Lock Screen security feature, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-17099?
CVE-2020-17099 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 9 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-17099?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2020-17099?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-17099 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-17099 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-17099 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-p736-pfjv-x4f7.