CVE-2020-1431

Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.3%
top 44.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 14
Latest updateMay 24

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., aka 'Windows AppX Deployment Extensions 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

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cx3p-94m9-cwxv: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in acce2022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2020-1431: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in acce2020-07-14

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-07-14
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