Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2020-1071

CVE-2020-1071 : medium severity (CVSS 6.8). No tracked catalog app is linked to this CVE.

Severity (CVSS): 6.8
Exploitation: 1.0 %
Tracked apps: 0
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2020-05-21

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles errors tied to Remote Access Common Dialog. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
To exploit this vulnerability an attacker would need to physically access the booted machine to reach the logon screen. An attacker could then exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows handles errors tied to Remote Access Common Dialog.

Attack vector : Physical No privileges required No user interaction

Show raw CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS 1.03% above median percentile 62.0%

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 -

View on NVD ↗ Advisory · portal.msrc.microsoft.com

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