CVE-2020-1079
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk57th percentile - higher than 57% of all known CVEs
Summary
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows. An attacker who logs on can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code, allowing installation of programs, data modification, or creation of accounts with full user rights.
Risk Assessment
Risk of system takeover by a local user.
Recommendation
Install the security update that corrects how Windows handles objects in memory.
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Original NVD description (English source)
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to take control of an affected system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows handles objects in memory.