CVE-2020-1188 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege ManagementCWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure DefaultCWE-287 — Improper AuthenticationCWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function8 documents6 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CISA9.8
EPSS
0.3%
top 48.70%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
10
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR Arm64-based Systems+7 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 21
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows State Repository Service improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows State Repository Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1124, CVE-2020-1131, CVE-2020-1134, CVE-2020-1144, CVE-2020-1184, CVE-2020-1185, CVE-2020-1186, CVE-2020-1187, CVE-2020-1189, CVE-2020-1190, CVE-2020-1191.

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/windows11 versions+10
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows1803, 1903, 1909+2
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_106 versions+5
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server5 versions+4

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
GHSA
GHSA-xmgp-m2m3-m8g4: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows State Repository Service improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows State Repo↗2022-05-24
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GHSA
Argo CD Insecure default administrative password↗2021-07-26
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GHSA
Arbitrary Code Execution in grunt↗2021-05-06
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GHSA
Insecure defaults in UmbracoForms↗2020-07-29
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1188: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows State Repository Service improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows State Repo↗2020-05-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
Apache Airflow's Experimental API Authentication Bypass↗2022-01-18
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Microsoft
Windows State Repository Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2020-05-12
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