CVE-2020-1537

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High · published August 17, 2020

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
56.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Remote Access improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.

To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Remote Access properly handles file operations.

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
0.00795 · 56.0th percentile
Published
2020-08-17T19:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 19:13Z
    Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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