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CVE ID: CVE-2020-16879

Description:
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system

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.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Projected Filesystem handle file redirections.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16879
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16879
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16879

CVE ID:	CVE-2020-16879
Description:	An information disclosure vulnerability exists when a Windows Projected Filesystem improperly handles file redirections. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Projected Filesystem handle file redirections.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16879 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16879 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16879