CVE-2020-1098

Summary

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Shell infrastructure component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Shell infrastructure component handles objects in memory and preventing unintended elevation from lower integrity application.</p>

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• Elevation of Privilege

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1098

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1098

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