CVE-2020-0870
Published: Sep 11, 2020
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
CVSS v3.1
7.8
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>
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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