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ID CVE-2020-16995
Summary <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute code with elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to be present as a user on the affected virtual machine.</p> <p>The security update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux executes with elevated privileges.</p>
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:network_watcher_agent:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:network_watcher_agent:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.2 (as of 31-12-2023 - 20:16)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
refmap via4
misc https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16995
Last major update 31-12-2023 - 20:16
Published 16-10-2020 - 23:15
Last modified 31-12-2023 - 20:16
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