Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2020-0798
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior.A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0779, CVE-2020-0814, CVE-2020-0842, CVE-2020-0843.
EPSS: 0.010 (60.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 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.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows — versions 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1607, 1709, 1803
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For 32-bit Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For Arm64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For X64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 For 32-bit Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 For Arm64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 For X64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows Server — versions version 1803 (Core Installation), 2019, 2019 (Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows_server_2016 — versions 1803, 1903, 1909
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-0798?
- CVE-2020-0798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-0798?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-0798 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.