SB2020090847 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Group Policy
Published: September 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020090847
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1013)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows processes group policy updates. A remote attacker on the local network can launch a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack against the traffic passing between a domain controller and the target machine and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.