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p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute code with elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to be present as a user on the affected virtual machine.</p> <p>The security update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux executes with elevated privileges.</p>
References
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| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16995 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16995 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
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| Summary | (en) <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute code with elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to be present as a user on the affected virtual machine.</p> <p>The security update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux executes with elevated privileges.</p> |
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| References | () https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16995 - Patch, Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2020-10-16 23:15
Updated : 2026-02-23 18:21
NVD link : CVE-2020-16995
Mitre link : CVE-2020-16995
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-16995
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Products Affected
CWE