Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-17073

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-17073

Published: November 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48330
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-2020-17073
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server

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 Update Orchestrator Service, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-17073

Install updates from vendor's website.

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