Description
<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>
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1507
Scores
CVSS v3
7.9
EPSS
0.0274
EPSS Percentile
84.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (8)
microsoft/windows_10
1809
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
microsoft/windows_server_2019
Published
Sep 11, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026