CVE-2020-1552

high

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Work Folder Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Work Folder Service handles file operations.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-august-2020-patch-tuesday-addresses-120-cves-cve-2020-1337

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1552

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-08-17

Updated: 2024-01-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High