CVE-2020-1271 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
14
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR Arm64-based Systems+11 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 9
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Backup 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-qjwc-c3q8-qw9r: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1271: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations↗2020-06-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

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