High severity · published Jun 9, 2020
CVE-2020-1170
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to…
7.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1163.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FE
Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SE
Security Essentials · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SC
System Center Endpoint Protection · Microsoft
2012; 2012 · source: NVD
WD
Windows Defender · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
FE
Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010
Microsoft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1170
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1170
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160919/Cloud-Filter-Arbitrary-File-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1170
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