CVE-2020-1170

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
Microsoft System Center
Microsoft Security Essentials
Windows Defender On Windows 10 Version 1803 For 32-bit Systems
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 June 2020

Summary

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-2020-1163.

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010

Microsoft Security Essentials = unspecified

Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance...
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160919/Cloud-Filter-...
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EPSS Score

0% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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