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-2020-1170.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 12 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 9 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-06-09T20:15:12.583
2024-11-21T05:09:53.050
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | microsoft | windows_defender | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1607 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1709 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1803 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1809 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1903 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1909 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_7 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_8.1 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_rt_8.1 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2008 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2012 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | - | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1803 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1903 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1909 | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2019 | - | No |
| Application | microsoft | forefront_endpoint_protection_2010 | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | security_essentials | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | system_center_endpoint_protection | 2012 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | system_center_endpoint_protection | 2012 | Yes |
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