CVE-2020-1279 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 48.70%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
13
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR Arm64-based Systems+10 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 9
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Lockscreen fails to properly load spotlight images from a secure location, aka 'Windows Lockscreen 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

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows11 versions+10
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows4 versions+3
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_107 versions+6
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server5 versions+4

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-fm4q-mp55-8386: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Lockscreen fails to properly load spotlight images from a secure location, aka 'Windows Lo↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1279: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Lockscreen fails to properly load spotlight images from a secure location, aka 'Windows Lo↗2020-06-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Lockscreen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2020-06-09
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-14373 ghostscript: use-after-free vulnerability in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() could result in DoS↗2020-08-27
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