Security Features in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-1259
Published: June 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28879
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1259
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security rescritions feature.
The vulnerability exists due to the Windows Host Guardian Service improperly handles hashes recorded and logged. A remote authenticated attacker can change existing event log types to a type the parsers do not interpret and append their own hash without triggering an alert.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1259
Install updates from vendor's website.