CVE-2020-1461

moderate-risk
Published 2020-07-14

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the MpSigStub.exe for Defender allows file deletion in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Do I need to act?

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0.22% 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
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CVSS 7.1/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

36
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 13/34 · Low