CVE-2020-1279
published 2020-06-09CVE-2020-1279: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Lockscreen fails to properly load spotlight images from a secure location, aka 'Windows Lockscreen…
PriorityP337high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.71%
49.4th percentile
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'.
Affected
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| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
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| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1909_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1909_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1909_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_2004_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.04.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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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
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-1279 [MEDIUM] CWE-269 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
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'.
Microsoft
Windows Lockscreen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-06-09·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-1279 [HIGH] Windows Lockscreen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Lockscreen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Lockscreen fails to properly load spotlight images from a secure location. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute commands with elevated permissions.
An authenticated attacker could modify a registry value to exploit this vulnerability.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring that the spotlight images are always loaded from a secure location.
Windows Lock Screen: Windows Lock Screen
Microsoft: Microsoft
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely;Older Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely;DOS:N/A
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2020-06-09
Published