CVE-2020-1122

Windows Language Pack Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Medium · published September 11, 2020

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
61.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Language Pack Installer improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes 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 Language Pack Installer handles file operations.</p>

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00956 · 61.0th percentile
Published
2020-09-11T17:09Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 SEP 17:09Z
    Windows Language Pack Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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