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.

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4577671.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A spoofing vulnerability exists when Windows incorrectly     validates file signatures. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could bypass security     features and load improperly signed files. In an attack     scenario, an attacker could bypass security features     intended to prevent improperly signed files from being     loaded. The update addresses the vulnerability by     correcting how Windows validates file signatures.
    (CVE-2020-16922)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when     Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a     process crash. An attacker who successfully exploited     this vulnerability could delete a targeted file leading     to an elevated status.  (CVE-2020-16895)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the     Windows Jet Database Engine improperly handles objects     in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim     system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by     enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. The     update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way     the Windows Jet Database Engine handles objects in     memory. (CVE-2020-16924)

  - 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.  (CVE-2020-16877)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way     that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in     memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the     vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target     system.  (CVE-2020-1167, CVE-2020-16923)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when     Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly     validate input from an authenticated user on a guest     operating system.  (CVE-2020-16891)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the     Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router     Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could gain the ability to     execute code on the target server or client.
    (CVE-2020-16898)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the     way that the Windows kernel image handles objects in     memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the     vulnerability could execute code with elevated     permissions.  (CVE-2020-16892)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the     way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface Plus     (GDI+) handles objects in memory, allowing an attacker     to retrieve information from a targeted system. By     itself, the information disclosure does not allow     arbitrary code execution; however, it could allow     arbitrary code to be run if the attacker uses it in     combination with another vulnerability.
    (CVE-2020-16914)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the     Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to     properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library     loading behavior. A locally authenticated attacker could     run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An     attacker could then install programs; view, change, or     delete data; or create new accounts with full user     rights. The security update addresses the vulnerability     by correcting the input sanitization error to preclude     unintended elevation. (CVE-2020-16902)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows Storage Services improperly handle file     operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.
    (CVE-2020-0764)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in     memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode.
    An attacker could then install programs; view, change,     or delete data; or create new accounts with full user     rights.  (CVE-2020-16890)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Remote     Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the     target system using RDP and sends specially crafted     requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could obtain information to further     compromise the users system.  (CVE-2020-16896)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way     that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles     objects in the memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could take control of the     affected system. An attacker could then install     programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new     accounts with full user rights.  (CVE-2020-16911)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when     NetBIOS over TCP (NBT) Extensions (NetBT) improperly     handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to     further compromise the users system.  (CVE-2020-16897)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows Application Compatibility Client Library     improperly handles registry operations. An attacker who     successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain     elevated privileges.  (CVE-2020-16876, CVE-2020-16920)

  - A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows     Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory.
    An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability     could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or     create new accounts with full user rights. There are     multiple ways an attacker could exploit the     vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a     specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to     visit a malicious webpage. The security update addresses     the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media     Foundation handles objects in memory. (CVE-2020-16915)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly     handles junction points. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could delete files and     folders in an elevated context.  (CVE-2020-16940)

  - A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when     Microsoft Windows fails to handle file creation     permissions, which could allow an attacker to create     files in a protected Unified Extensible Firmware     Interface (UEFI) location.  (CVE-2020-16910)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists in Remote     Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the     target system using RDP and sends specially crafted     requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could cause the RDP service on the target     system to stop responding.  (CVE-2020-16927)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists when the     Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router     Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could cause a target system     to stop responding.  (CVE-2020-16899)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when     Group Policy improperly checks access. An attacker who     successfully exploited this vulnerability could run     processes in an elevated context.  (CVE-2020-16939)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in     Windows Error Reporting (WER) when WER handles and     executes files. The vulnerability could allow elevation     of privilege if an attacker can successfully exploit it.
    An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability     could gain greater access to sensitive information and     system functionality.  (CVE-2020-16905, CVE-2020-16909)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft     Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate     specific malicious data from a user on a guest operating     system.  (CVE-2020-1243)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Text     Services Framework when it fails to properly handle     objects in memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could potentially read data     that was not intended to be disclosed. Note that this     vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute     code or to elevate their user rights directly, but it     could be used to obtain information that could be used     to try to further compromise the affected system.
    (CVE-2020-16921)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the     Windows Camera Codec Pack improperly handles objects in     memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the     vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of     the current user. If the current user is logged on with     administrative user rights, an attacker could take     control of the affected system. An attacker could then     install programs; view, change, or delete data; or     create new accounts with full user rights.
    (CVE-2020-16967, CVE-2020-16968)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the     way that the Windows Network Connections Service handles     objects in memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited the vulnerability could execute code with     elevated permissions.  (CVE-2020-16887)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows Backup Service improperly handles file     operations.  (CVE-2020-16912, CVE-2020-16936,     CVE-2020-16972, CVE-2020-16973, CVE-2020-16974,     CVE-2020-16975, CVE-2020-16976)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in     Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to     properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who     successfully exploited this vulnerability could run     arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then     install programs; view, change, or delete data; or     create new accounts with full user rights.
    (CVE-2020-16907, CVE-2020-16913)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the     .NET Framework improperly handles objects in memory. An     attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability     could disclose contents of an affected system's memory.
    (CVE-2020-16937)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the     Windows KernelStream improperly handles objects in     memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could obtain information to further     compromise the users system.  (CVE-2020-16889)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when     Windows improperly handles COM object creation. An     attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability     could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
    (CVE-2020-16916, CVE-2020-16935)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows Event System improperly handles objects in     memory.  (CVE-2020-16900)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when     Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly     handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited these vulnerabilities could gain elevated     privileges on a target operating system. This     vulnerability by itself does not allow arbitrary code to     be run. However, this vulnerability could be used in     conjunction with one or more vulnerabilities (e.g. a     remote code execution vulnerability and another     elevation of privilege) that could take advantage of the     elevated privileges when running. The update addresses     the vulnerabilities by correcting how Windows Hyper-V     handles objects in memory. (CVE-2020-1047,     CVE-2020-1080)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the     Windows Enterprise App Management Service improperly     handles certain file operations. An attacker who     successfully exploited this vulnerability could read     arbitrary files. An attacker with unprivileged access to     a vulnerable system could exploit this vulnerability.
    The security update addresses the vulnerability by     ensuring the Windows Enterprise App Management Service     properly handles file operations. (CVE-2020-16919)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the     Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.
    (CVE-2020-16901)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4579311.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A spoofing vulnerability exists when Windows incorrectly     validates file signatures. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could bypass security     features and load improperly signed files. In an attack     scenario, an attacker could bypass security features     intended to prevent improperly signed files from being     loaded. The update addresses the vulnerability by     correcting how Windows validates file signatures.
    (CVE-2020-16922)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when     Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a     process crash. An attacker who successfully exploited     this vulnerability could delete a targeted file leading     to an elevated status.  (CVE-2020-16895)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the     Windows Jet Database Engine improperly handles objects     in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim     system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by     enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. The     update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way     the Windows Jet Database Engine handles objects in     memory. (CVE-2020-16924)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows Storage VSP Driver improperly handles file     operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.
    (CVE-2020-16885)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way     that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in     memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the     vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target     system.  (CVE-2020-1167, CVE-2020-16923)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when     Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly     validate input from an authenticated user on a guest     operating system.  (CVE-2020-16891)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the     Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router     Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could gain the ability to     execute code on the target server or client.
    (CVE-2020-16898)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the     way that the Windows kernel image handles objects in     memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the     vulnerability could execute code with elevated     permissions.  (CVE-2020-16892)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the     way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface Plus     (GDI+) handles objects in memory, allowing an attacker     to retrieve information from a targeted system. By     itself, the information disclosure does not allow     arbitrary code execution; however, it could allow     arbitrary code to be run if the attacker uses it in     combination with another vulnerability.
    (CVE-2020-16914)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the     Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to     properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library     loading behavior. A locally authenticated attacker could     run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An     attacker could then install programs; view, change, or     delete data; or create new accounts with full user     rights. The security update addresses the vulnerability     by correcting the input sanitization error to preclude     unintended elevation. (CVE-2020-16902)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows Storage Services improperly handle file     operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.
    (CVE-2020-0764)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in     memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode.
    An attacker could then install programs; view, change,     or delete data; or create new accounts with full user     rights.  (CVE-2020-16890)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Remote     Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the     target system using RDP and sends specially crafted     requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could obtain information to further     compromise the users system.  (CVE-2020-16896)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way     that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles     objects in the memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could take control of the     affected system. An attacker could then install     programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new     accounts with full user rights.  (CVE-2020-16911)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when     NetBIOS over TCP (NBT) Extensions (NetBT) improperly     handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to     further compromise the users system.  (CVE-2020-16897)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows Application Compatibility Client Library     improperly handles registry operations. An attacker who     successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain     elevated privileges.  (CVE-2020-16876, CVE-2020-16920)

  - A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows     Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory.
    An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability     could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or     create new accounts with full user rights. There are     multiple ways an attacker could exploit the     vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a     specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to     visit a malicious webpage. The security update addresses     the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media     Foundation handles objects in memory. (CVE-2020-16915)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows User Profile Service (ProfSvc) improperly     handles junction points. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could delete files and     folders in an elevated context.  (CVE-2020-16940)

  - 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.  (CVE-2020-16877)

  - A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when     Microsoft Windows fails to handle file creation     permissions, which could allow an attacker to create     files in a protected Unified Extensible Firmware     Interface (UEFI) location.  (CVE-2020-16910)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the     Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory. An     attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability     could obtain information to further compromise the users     system.  (CVE-2020-16938)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists when the     Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router     Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could cause a target system     to stop responding.  (CVE-2020-16899)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when     Group Policy improperly checks access. An attacker who     successfully exploited this vulnerability could run     processes in an elevated context.  (CVE-2020-16939)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in     Windows Error Reporting (WER) when WER handles and     executes files. The vulnerability could allow elevation     of privilege if an attacker can successfully exploit it.
    An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability     could gain greater access to sensitive information and     system functionality.  (CVE-2020-16905, CVE-2020-16909)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft     Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate     specific malicious data from a user on a guest operating     system.  (CVE-2020-1243)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Text     Services Framework when it fails to properly handle     objects in memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited this vulnerability could potentially read data     that was not intended to be disclosed. Note that this     vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute     code or to elevate their user rights directly, but it     could be used to obtain information that could be used     to try to further compromise the affected system.
    (CVE-2020-16921)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the     Windows Camera Codec Pack improperly handles objects in     memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the     vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of     the current user. If the current user is logged on with     administrative user rights, an attacker could take     control of the affected system. An attacker could then     install programs; view, change, or delete data; or     create new accounts with full user rights.
    (CVE-2020-16967, CVE-2020-16968)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the     way that the Windows Network Connections Service handles     objects in memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited the vulnerability could execute code with     elevated permissions.  (CVE-2020-16887)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists in Remote     Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the     target system using RDP and sends specially crafted     requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could cause the RDP service on the target     system to stop responding.  (CVE-2020-16927)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows Backup Service improperly handles file     operations.  (CVE-2020-16912, CVE-2020-16936,     CVE-2020-16972, CVE-2020-16973, CVE-2020-16974,     CVE-2020-16975, CVE-2020-16976)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in     Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to     properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who     successfully exploited this vulnerability could run     arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then     install programs; view, change, or delete data; or     create new accounts with full user rights.
    (CVE-2020-16907, CVE-2020-16913)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the     .NET Framework improperly handles objects in memory. An     attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability     could disclose contents of an affected system's memory.
    (CVE-2020-16937)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the     Windows KernelStream improperly handles objects in     memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this     vulnerability could obtain information to further     compromise the users system.  (CVE-2020-16889)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when     Windows improperly handles COM object creation. An     attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability     could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
    (CVE-2020-16916, CVE-2020-16935)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the     Windows Event System improperly handles objects in     memory.  (CVE-2020-16900)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when     Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly     handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully     exploited these vulnerabilities could gain elevated     privileges on a target operating system. This     vulnerability by itself does not allow arbitrary code to     be run. However, this vulnerability could be used in     conjunction with one or more vulnerabilities (e.g. a     remote code execution vulnerability and another     elevation of privilege) that could take advantage of the     elevated privileges when running. The update addresses     the vulnerabilities by correcting how Windows Hyper-V     handles objects in memory. (CVE-2020-1047,     CVE-2020-1080)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the     Windows Enterprise App Management Service improperly     handles certain file operations. An attacker who     successfully exploited this vulnerability could read     arbitrary files. An attacker with unprivileged access to     a vulnerable system could exploit this vulnerability.
    The security update addresses the vulnerability by     ensuring the Windows Enterprise App Management Service     properly handles file operations. (CVE-2020-16919)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
141427	KB4577671: Windows 10 Version 1903 and Windows 10 Version 1909 October 2020 Security Update	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	high
141423	KB4579311: Windows 10 Version 2004 October 2020 Security Update	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	high

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CVE-2020-16877

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