Vulnerability in Microsoft Forefront_endpoint_protection_2010
CVE-2020-1163
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Defender Elevati…
EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th 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 Forefront_endpoint_protection_2010
- Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection — versions 2010
- Microsoft Security Essentials — versions unspecified
- Microsoft System Center — versions Endpoint Protection, 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection, 2012 Endpoint Protection
- Microsoft Security_essentials
- Microsoft System_center_endpoint_protection — versions 2012
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1607, 1709, 1803
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_defender
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1163?
- CVE-2020-1163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Forefront_endpoint_protection_2010. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1163?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.