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CVE-2020-1159

Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.6
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the StartTileData.dll handles file creation in protected locations. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the StartTileData.dll properly handles this type of function.</p>

Se presenta una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios en la manera en que la biblioteca StartTileData.dll maneja la creación de archivos en ubicaciones protegidas, también se conoce como "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".&#xa0;Este ID de CVE es diferente de CVE-2020-1052, CVE-2020-1376

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-11-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-09-11 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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1903
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Microsoft
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Windows 10
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1909
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Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10
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2004
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2016
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1903
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Microsoft
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Windows Server 2016
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1909
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Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2016
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2004
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Affected