CVE-2020-1553 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 48.70%
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 Runtime improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in an elevated context.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Runtime handles objects in 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