SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-1406

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Network List Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Network List Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.86%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.86%). 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 in the way that the Windows Network List Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Network List Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

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
0.86% probability · 57th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.