Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows - CVE-2020-1571
Published: August 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45622
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1571
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Windows Setup, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1571
Install updates from vendor's website.