Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2020-1507

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.</p>

EPSS: 0.027 (84.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1507?
CVE-2020-1507 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2020-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-1507?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-1507 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.