Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2020-1109

CVE-2020-1109 : high severity (CVSS 7.8). No tracked catalog app is linked to this CVE.

Severity (CVSS): 7.8
Exploitation: 1.0 %
Tracked apps: 0
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2020-05-21

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Update Stack fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to take control of an affected system.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Update Stack handles objects in memory.

Attack vector : Local No user interaction

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

EPSS 0.98% above median percentile 60.7%

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 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 -

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

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