CVE-2020-1471 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CNA7.3
EPSS
0.7%
top 28.31%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 11
Latest updateMay 24
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows CloudExperienceHost fails to check COM objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by checking COM objects.
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