CVE-2020-1490

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Storage Services handles file operations.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1490	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:::::::*

History

19 Jan 2024, 00:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	(en) <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Storage Services handles file operations.</p>	(en) An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Storage Services handles file operations.

04 Jan 2024, 02:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	~~(en) An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Storage Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.~~	(en) <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Storage Services handles file operations.</p>

Information

Published : 2020-08-17 19:15

Updated : 2024-01-19 00:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-1490

Mitre link : CVE-2020-1490

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-1490

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows_server_2016
windows_server_2019
windows_10

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

7.8 /10