Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2020-1199
Published: June 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28875
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1199
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Windows Feedback Hub handles objects in memory. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and run processes in an elevated context.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system with Windows Mixed Reality installed.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1199
Install update from vendor's website.