CVE-2020-1254 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 48.86%
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 Windows Modules Installer Service improperly handles class object members.A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, aka 'Windows Modules Installer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

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 Packages13 packages

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cc65-vj4f-xm35: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Modules Installer Service improperly handles class object members↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1254: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Modules Installer Service improperly handles class object members↗2020-06-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Modules Installer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2020-06-09
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