May 2020: Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2020-1079 Published on May 21, 2020

Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to take control of an affected system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows handles objects in memory.

Vendor Advisory NVD


Products Associated with CVE-2020-1079

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Microsoft Windows 10
 
Microsoft Windows 8.1
 
Microsoft Windows Rt 8 1
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
 
Microsoft Windows
 
Microsoft Windows Server
 
Microsoft Windows Server 1803
 
Microsoft Windows 10 1909
 
Microsoft Windows Server 1909
 
Microsoft Windows Server 1903
 
Microsoft Windows 10 1507
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
 

Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909: Microsoft Windows 8.1: Microsoft Windows Server 2012: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2016: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2019: Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation): Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation):

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.96%
Percentile
58.95%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.