CVE-2020-1431
published 2020-07-14CVE-2020-1431: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to…
PriorityP339high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.77%
55.2th percentile
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how AppX Deployment Extensions manages privileges., aka 'Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Affected
44 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
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| microsoft | windows | — | — |
| microsoft | windows | — | — |
| microsoft | windows | — | — |
| microsoft | windows | — | — |
| microsoft | windows | — | — |
| microsoft | windows | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_2004_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_2004_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
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_msrc7.1HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-cx3p-94m9-cwxv: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in acce
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-1431 [MEDIUM] GHSA-cx3p-94m9-cwxv: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in acce
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how AppX Deployment Extensions manages privileges., aka 'Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Microsoft
Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-07-14·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2020-1431 [HIGH] Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.
To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how AppX Deployment Extensions manages privileges.
Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows
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
Reference: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/
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2020-07-14
Published