CVE-2020-1378
What it is
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system. A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly handles objects in memory.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows 10 1607
- Microsoft Windows 10 1709
- Microsoft Windows 10 1803
- Microsoft Windows 10 1809
- Microsoft Windows 10 1903
- Microsoft Windows 10 1909
- Microsoft Windows 10 2004
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1378
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1378
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158939/Microsoft-Windows-CmpDoReadTxRBigLogRecord-Memory-Corruption-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1378
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158939/Microsoft-Windows-CmpDoReadTxRBigLogRecord-Memory-Corruption-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1378