CVE-2020-1553

HIGH

Windows Runtime - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Runtime handles objects in memory.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0074
EPSS Percentile 50.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (13)
microsoft/windows_10 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10 1607 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10 1709
microsoft/windows_10 1803
microsoft/windows_10 1809
microsoft/windows_10 1903
microsoft/windows_10 1909
microsoft/windows_10 2004
microsoft/windows_server_2016
microsoft/windows_server_2016 1903
... and 3 more
Published Aug 17, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026