CVE-2020-1098

Windows Shell Infrastructure Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2020-1098 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by KB4571756, released September 8, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0093
60th percentile

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Shell infrastructure component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p> <p>To exploit this 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.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Shell infrastructure component handles objects in memory and preventing unintended elevation from lower integrity application.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems 19041.508 KB4571756 Sep 8, 2020
Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems 19041.508 KB4571756 Sep 8, 2020
Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems 19041.508 KB4571756 Sep 8, 2020

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