CVE-2020-1507 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-1507 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 11/09/2020 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: microsoft | Vendor: Microsoft | Product: Windows 10 Version 2004
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-1507 Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.

To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.9 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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    Attack Complexity (AC)*
    Privileges Required (PR)*
    User Interaction (UI)*
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l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)*
    Integrity Impact (I)*
    Availability Impact (A)*

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID:
CWE Name: Elevation of Privilege
Source: Microsoft

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).