CVE-2020-1530

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High · published August 17, 2020

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
62.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Remote Access improperly handles memory.

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.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Remote Access handles memory.

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
0.01007 · 62.7th percentile
Published
2020-08-17T19:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 19:13Z
    Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    cvelistv5