Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-1507Microsoft COM for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.9
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Windows 10 Version 1809 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.7% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.</p>
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 2004 | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server version 2004 | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – before publication |