CVE-2020-1579

Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

published August 17, 2020

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider 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 the Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider handles memory.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00856 · 58.0th percentile
Published
2020-08-17T19:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 19:13Z
    Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    cvelistv5