Privilege escalation in Microsoft Shell infrastructure component

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU46512

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0870

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when the Shell infrastructure component improperly handles objects in memory. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and run processes in an elevated context.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: 10 1607 10.0.14393.10 - 10 1909 10.0.18363.476

Windows Server: 2016 10.0.14393.10 - 2019 10.0.17763.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10_1607:10.0.14393.10:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10_1709:10.0.16299.19:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10_1803:10.0.17134.48:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10_1809:10.0.17763.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10_1903:10.0.18362.116:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10_1909:10.0.18363.476:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2016:10.0.14393.10:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2019:10.0.17763.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0870

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.