CVE-2020-1163
moderate-risk
Published 2020-06-09
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1170.
Do I need to act?
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0.23% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (5)
Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010
Affected Vendors
37
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
12/34 · Low