CVE-2020-1234

high-risk
Published 2020-06-09

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting improperly handles objects in memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Do I need to act?

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15.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 85% of all CVEs
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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
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (14)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (2)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1234
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1234
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 13/34 · Low
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate