CVE-2020-1122

11.09.2020, 17:15

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Language Pack Installer improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p>
<p>An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Language Pack Installer handles file operations.</p>

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	NIST	5.5 MEDIUM	LOCAL	LOW	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
microsoft	CNA	5.5 MEDIUM				CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE	ADP	---				---

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 69%

Vendor	Product	Version
microsoft	windows_server_2019	-

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= Vulnerable software versions

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
The software does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the software.

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1122