CVE-2020-1169 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
9.3%
top 7.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 11
Latest updateMay 24
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code 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 Runtime handles objects in memory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages13 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
2📋Vendor Advisories
1💬Community
1Bugzilla
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