CVE-2020-1507 HIGH

CVE-2020-1507: Microsoft COM for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows 10 Version 2004
Published September 11, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

7.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

<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>

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 11, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated