Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2020-1590

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service handles file operations.</p>

EPSS: 0.008 (54.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1590?
CVE-2020-1590 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-1590?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-1590 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.