CVE-2020-0870

High

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Shell infrastructure component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p> <p>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 and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Shell infrastructure component handles objects in memory and preventing unintended elevation from lower integrity application.</p>

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows
PublishedSep 11, 2020
First seenSep 11, 2020

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_101607, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909—
microsoft windows_server_2016No range specified—
microsoft windows_server_2019No range specified—

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