CVE-2020-16879 — Projected Filesystem Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Executive Summary

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.

Overview

5.5

CVSS MEDIUM

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Information Disclosure

Released Sep 8 2020

Last Updated Sep 8 2020

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.01088 — 0.60965 percentile

NVD CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

None

AVAILABILITY

None

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Proof-of-Concept

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 5.0

EPSS Score

0.01088

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.60965 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

17 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	`4570333 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems	`4570333 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`4570333 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems	`4571756 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems	`4571756 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems	`4571756 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`4570333 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`4570333 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes
Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)	`4571756 (Security Update)`	Important	Information Disclosure	Yes

Patches

3 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`4570333`	Security Update	Yes
`4574727`	Security Update	Yes
`4571756`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

(@edwardzpeng)

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD