<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>
2020-09-11T17:15:14.247
2024-11-21T04:54:22.327
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1607 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1607 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1709 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1803 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1809 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1903 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1909 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2019 | - | Yes |