CVE-2020-1122Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CNA5.5
EPSS
0.4%
top 37.02%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 11
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Language Pack Installer improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Language Pack Installer handles file operations.

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 Packages11 packages

CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_201910.0.0publication
CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_180310.0.0publication

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-72rh-rg2h-2726: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Language Pack Installer improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Language Pack2022-05-24
CVEList
Windows Language Pack Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-09-11

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Language Pack Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-09-08
CVE-2020-1122 — Microsoft vulnerability | cvebase