CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-1010

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.87%

56th percentile - higher than 56% of all known CVEs

Summary

Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Block Level Backup Engine Service (wbengine) that allows file deletion in arbitrary locations. An attacker who logs on can run a specially crafted application to take control of the system.

Risk Assessment

Risk of unauthorized file deletion and system takeover.

Recommendation

Install the security update that corrects how the Windows Block Level Backup Engine Service handles file operations.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Block Level Backup Engine Service (wbengine) that allows file deletion in arbitrary locations. To exploit the 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. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Block Level Backup Engine Service handles file operations.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS