CVE-2020-1162
An elevation of privilege (user to user) vulnerability exists in Windows Security Health Service when handling certain objects in memory.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Windows Elevation of…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An elevation of privilege (user to user) vulnerability exists in Windows Security Health Service when handling certain objects in memory.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1324.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.77% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1162Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1162Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.