Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2020-1162
An elevation of privilege (user to user) vulnerability exists in Windows Security Health Service when handling certain objects in memory.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1324.
EPSS: 0.007 (50.8th 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 ARM64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1709, 1803, 1809
- 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 10 Version 2004 For 32-bit Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 For Arm64-based Systems — versions unspecified
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1162?
- CVE-2020-1162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1162?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.