CVE-2020-1461

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.1HIGH
EPSS
0.2%
top 55.76%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
42
Microsoft Microsoft Forefront Endpoint ProtectionMicrosoft Microsoft Security EssentialsMicrosoft Microsoft System Center+39 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 14
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages42 packages

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-v4pf-jxx8-c862: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1461: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub↗2020-07-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2020-07-14
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