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>
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1809, 1903, 1909
- 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 Server 2016 — versions 1903, 1909, 2004
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1507 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
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.