microsoft windows-10 CVE-2020-0951 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on September 11, 2020

Windows Defender Application Control Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

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<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) which could allow an attacker to bypass WDAC enforcement. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute PowerShell commands that would be blocked by WDAC.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker need administrator access on a local machine where PowerShell is running. The attacker could then connect to a PowerShell session and send commands to execute arbitrary code.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how PowerShell commands are validated when WDAC protection is enabled.</p>

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Products Associated with CVE-2020-0951

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Microsoft Windows 10
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
 
Microsoft Powershell
 

Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: Microsoft Windows Server 2019: Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909: Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004: Microsoft Windows Server version 2004: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: Microsoft Windows Server 2016: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): Microsoft PowerShell 7.0: Microsoft PowerShell 7.1:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.53%
Percentile
67.12%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.