CVE-2020-1011

moderate-risk

Published 2020-04-15

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows System Assessment Tool improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0934, CVE-2020-0983, CVE-2020-1009, CVE-2020-1015.

Do I need to act?

0.54% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (15)

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (2)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1011

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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal

Exposure 18/34 · Moderate