Medium severity · published Sep 11, 2020
CVE-2020-1133
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector improperly handles file operations
5.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector 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 Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector handles file operations.</p>
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
1607; 1709; 1803; 1809; 1903; 1909; +1 more · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio · Microsoft
2015 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2017 · Microsoft
15.0 before 15.9.27 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2019 · Microsoft
16.0 before 16.4.13; 16.5 before 16.7.3 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
1903; 1909; 2004 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2019 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
WI
Windows
Microsoft
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