CVE-2020-1507
Microsoft COM for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.9 High
- Published
- Sep 11, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 4, 2019
Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.</p>
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.9 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Windows 10 Version 2004Microsoft |
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Windows Server version 2004Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2019Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1909Microsoft |
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Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based SystemsMicrosoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based SystemsMicrosoft |
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Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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References
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