CVE-2020-1115 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-1115 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 11/09/2020 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: microsoft | Vendor: Microsoft | Product: Windows 10 Version 1803
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-1115 Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.

To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how CLFS handles objects in memory.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.8 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Elevation of Privilege
Source: Microsoft

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).