CVE-2020-1254

moderate-risk
Published 2020-06-09

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Modules Installer Service improperly handles class object members.A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, aka 'Windows Modules Installer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Do I need to act?

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0.28% 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 (20)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (2)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1254
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1254
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 20/34 · Moderate