Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2020-1169

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in an elevated context.</p> <p>An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Runtime handles objects in memory.</p>

EPSS: 0.037 (88.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1169?
CVE-2020-1169 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-1169?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-1169 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.