Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2020-1195
Published: May 22, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28177
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1195
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the Feedback extension improperly validates input. A remote attacker can write files to arbitrary locations and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1195
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Edge - update to 83.0.478.37