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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-16994 – Microsoft Azure Sphere code execution

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

Microsoft Azure Sphere could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Impact

System compromise

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

Affected Products

Microsoft Azure Sphere

Remediation

Refer to Microsoft advisory for the complete list of affected products and their respective patches.

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-us/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16994

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