Vulnerability · NVD
CVE-2020-1061
CVE-2020-1061 : high severity (CVSS 7.5). No tracked catalog app is linked to this CVE.
- Severity (CVSS)
- 7.5
- Exploitation
- 3.3 %
- Tracked apps
- 0
- Still exposed
- 0
NVD scale
EPSS, predicted over 30 days
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Script Runtime handles objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit the vulnerability through Internet Explorer and then convince a user to view the website. An attacker could also embed an ActiveX control marked "safe for initialization" in an application or Microsoft Office document that hosts the IE rendering engine. The attacker could also take advantage of compromised websites and websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements. These websites could contain specially crafted content that could exploit the vulnerability.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how the Microsoft Script Runtime handles objects in memory.
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OS versions that fix this CVE
This CVE is resolved by the following OS security releases. Update the OS to at least the listed version.
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Fixed in -
- Windows Server 2019 Fixed in -
- Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Fixed in -
- Windows Server 2016 Fixed in -
- Windows 10 1909 · 2019-09 Fixed in -
- Windows 10 1903 · 2019-03 Fixed in -
- Windows 10 1809 · 2018-09 Fixed in -
- Windows 10 1803 · 2018-03 Fixed in -
- Windows 10 1709 · 2017-09 Fixed in -
- Windows 10 1607 · 2016-07 Fixed in -
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