CVE-2020-1518 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 38.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 17
Latest updateMay 24
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows File Server Resource Management Service improperly handles memory.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows File Server Resource Management Service handles memory.
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 Packages35 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-8wq4-p7h6-5j9p: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows File Server Resource Management Service improperly handles memory↗2022-05-24
GHSA▶
GHSA-qgjq-wxv3-5p46: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows File Server Resource Management Service improperly handles memory↗2022-05-24
📋Vendor Advisories
1Microsoft
▶