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CVE-2020-1507
HIGH7.9
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>
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score7.9
SeverityHIGH
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack VectorLOCAL
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published9/11/2020
Last Modified2/23/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
microsoft:windows_10microsoft:windows_server_2016microsoft:windows_server_2019
References
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1507(secure@microsoft.com)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1507(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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