CVE-2020-0766

Microsoft Store Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High · published September 11, 2020

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
60.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Store Runtime improperly handles memory.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Microsoft Store Runtime handles memory.</p>

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00931 · 60.3th percentile
Published
2020-09-11T17:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 SEP 17:08Z
    Microsoft Store Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    cvelistv5