CVE-2020-1488

Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High · published August 17, 2020

CVSS v3.1
7.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.

To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how AppX Deployment Extensions manages privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00793 · 55.9th percentile
Published
2020-08-17T19:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 19:13Z
    Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    cvelistv5