CVE-2020-0911

high

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Modules Installer improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in an elevated context.</p> <p>An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Modules Installer handles objects in memory.</p>

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-september-2020-patch-tuesday-addresses-129-cves

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0911

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-09-11

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High