PT-2020-1666 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-02-11 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0757

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows, specifically concerning the improper handling of Secure Socket Shell (SSH) remote commands. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability is associated with insecure privilege management in the Windows implementation of the Secure Shell protocol.

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:2020-00899

CVE-2020-0757

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0757 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0757 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00899 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0757 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0757 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0757 · Vendor Advisory