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CVE ID:CVE-2020-16877
Description:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows improperly handles reparse points. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite or delete a targeted file that would normally require elevated permissions.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and overwrite or delete files.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles reparse points.

Test IDs: None available
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16877
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16877
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16877




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