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CVE ID: CVE-2020-16939

Description:
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.

To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Group Policy checks access.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16939
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16939
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16939
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1254/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1254/

CVE ID:	CVE-2020-16939
Description:	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. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Group Policy checks access.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16939 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16939 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16939 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1254/ https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1254/