CVE-2020-0911

Windows Modules Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High · published September 11, 2020

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
63.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Modules Installer improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in an elevated context.</p>

<p>An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system.</p>

<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Modules Installer handles objects in 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
0.01033 · 63.5th percentile
Published
2020-09-11T17:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 SEP 17:08Z
    Windows Modules Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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