CVE-2020-16980 — Windows iSCSI Target Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows iSCSI Target Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerabi…
Published: 2020-10-16 · CVSS: 7.8 · CVSS 3.1
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows iSCSI Target Service 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 iSCSI Target Service properly handles file operations.</p>
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7