CVE-2020-1471HighCVSS 6.1

Windows CloudExperienceHost Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
September 8, 2020
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2020-1471 →

📋 Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows CloudExperienceHost fails to check COM objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by checking COM objects.

🎯 Affected products24

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2019

✅ Remediation

KB4577032 (Security Update) KB4570333 (Security Update) KB4574727 (Security Update) KB4577041 (Security Update) KB4571756 (Security Update) KB4577049 (Security Update) KB4577015 (Security Update)

🔗 References (12)