CVE-2020-1159
MEDIUMWindows 10 and Windows Server 2016 - Elevation of Privilege via StartTileData.dll File Creation
Title source: llmDescription
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the StartTileData.dll handles file creation in protected locations. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the StartTileData.dll properly handles this type of function.</p>
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1159
Scores
CVSS v3
6.6
EPSS
0.0072
EPSS Percentile
50.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Details
Status
published
Products (6)
microsoft/windows_10
1903
microsoft/windows_10
1909
microsoft/windows_10
2004
microsoft/windows_server_2016
1903
microsoft/windows_server_2016
1909
microsoft/windows_server_2016
2004
Published
Sep 11, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026