CVEs-PoC/2020/CVE-2020-16995.md

### [CVE-2020-16995](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16995)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Network%20Watcher%20Agent%20virtual%20machine%20extension%20for%20Linux&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%20publication%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Elevation%20of%20Privilege&color=brighgreen)

### Description

<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>

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/alphaSeclab/sec-daily-2020