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nvd[email protected]NVD:CVE-2020-1542
HistoryAug 17, 2020 - 7:15 p.m.

CVE-2020-1542

2020-08-1719:15:19
web.nvd.nist.gov

4.6 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.5%

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Engine improperly handles memory.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Backup Engine handles memory.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
microsoftwindows_10Match-
OR
microsoftwindows_10Match1607
OR
microsoftwindows_10Match1709
OR
microsoftwindows_10Match1803
OR
microsoftwindows_10Match1809
OR
microsoftwindows_10Match1903
OR
microsoftwindows_10Match1909
OR
microsoftwindows_10Match2004
OR
microsoftwindows_7Match-sp1
OR
microsoftwindows_8.1Match-
OR
microsoftwindows_rt_8.1Match-

4.6 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.5%