CVE-2020-16908
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
Gravedad7.8Alta · CVSS 3.1
Probabilidad de explotación0.95 %mayor que el 61 % de las CVE
Explotación activaNono figura en el catálogo de CISA
Exploit públicoNo conocidosin código público localizado
Se presenta una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios en Windows Setup en la manera que maneja directorios. Un atacante autenticado localmente podría ejecutar código arbitrario con privilegios elevados del sistema, también se conoce como "Windows Setup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"
CVSS
- Puntuación base
- 7.8
- Versión
- 3.1
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días
- 0.95 %
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas
- 61
- Fecha de la puntuación
- 20/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Referencias
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