Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-1113
Published: May 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27842
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1113
CWE-ID: CWE-345
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Task Scheduler service fails to properly verify client connections over RPC.A remote attacker on the local network can perform a man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1113
Install update from vendor's website.