CVE-2020-1524Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 47.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 17
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Speech Shell Components improperly handle 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 Shell Components handle 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 Packages11 packages

CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_201910.0.0publication
CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_180310.0.0publication

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-c94w-hqmm-2c97: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Speech Shell Components improperly handle memory2022-05-24
CVEList
Windows Speech Shell Components Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-08-17

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Speech Shell Components Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-08-11
CVE-2020-1524 — Improper Privilege Management | cvebase