CVE-2020-1212
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when an OLE Automation component improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'OLE Automation Elevation of Privilege…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when an OLE Automation component improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'OLE Automation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.44% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1212Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1212Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.