CVE-2020-1212 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
14.0%
top 5.65%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
15
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR Arm64-based Systems+12 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 9
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when an OLE Automation component improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'OLE Automation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

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

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-m944-rcgr-rgmh: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when an OLE Automation component improperly handles memory↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1212: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when an OLE Automation component improperly handles memory↗2020-06-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
OLE Automation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2020-06-09
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Use-after-free vulnerability in tinyobjloader↗2021-08-04
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