CVE-2020-1522 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.73%
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 Speech Runtime 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 Speech Runtime 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 Packages15 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
2📋Vendor Advisories
1💬Community
1Bugzilla▶
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