CVE-2020-1471Improper 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
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

Affected Packages14 packages

CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_201610.0.0publication

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-g7v4-jgjh-qjgf: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows CloudExperienceHost fails to check COM objects, aka 'Windows CloudExperienceHost2022-05-24
CVEList
Windows CloudExperienceHost Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-09-11

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows CloudExperienceHost Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-09-08
CVE-2020-1471 — Improper Privilege Management | cvebase