Input validation error in Microsoft products - CVE-2020-1393
Published: July 14, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29801
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1393
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Visual Studio
Windows
Windows Server
Visual Studio
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user can escalate privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Windows Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service. A local user can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1393
Install updates from vendor's website.