PT-2020-1318 · Microsoft · Windows Media Services+1

Zhiniang Peng · Published 2020-01-14 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0641

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Media Service (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Media Service, allowing file creation in arbitrary locations. To exploit this, an attacker must first log on to the system. The vulnerability is associated with insecure privilege management, which can be exploited by an attacker using a specially crafted application to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00219

CVE-2020-0641

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Media Services

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0641 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0641 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00219 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0641 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0641 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0641 · Vendor Advisory