CVE-2020-1079 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 39.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
11
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR Arm64-based Systems+8 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 21
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1010, CVE-2020-1068.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages10 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows16 versions+15
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows4 versions+3
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_106 versions+5
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server9 versions+8

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-375h-4wr8-m676: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privil↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1079: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privil↗2020-05-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2020-05-12
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