Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2020-1475
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the srmsvc.dll handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the srmsvc.dll properly handles objects in memory.
EPSS: 0.012 (63.7th 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
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1607, 1809, 1903
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 — versions 10.0.0
- 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 7 — versions 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows_7
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1475?
- CVE-2020-1475 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1475?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-1475 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.