Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2020-1159
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the StartTileData.dll handles file creation in protected locations. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the StartTileData.dll properly handles this type of function.</p>
EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1903, 1909, 2004
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For 32-bit Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For Arm64-based Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For X64-based Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows_server_2016 — versions 1903, 1909, 2004
- Microsoft Windows Server, Version 1903 (Server Core Installation) — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server, Version 1909 (Server Core Installation) — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server Version 2004 — versions 10.0.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1159?
- CVE-2020-1159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1159?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-1159 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.