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CVE-2020-0870

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Published: Sep 11, 2020Modified: Feb 23, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD (Secondary)

Description

<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 (9)

3 products
Windows 10
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Configuration A
9 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Version 1607
Version 1607
Version 1709
Version 1803
Version 1809
Version 1903
Version 1909
All versions
All versions

References (2)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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