PT-2020-1688 · Microsoft · Windows

Shefang Zhong · Published 2020-02-11 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0707

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 the improper handling of privileges by the Input Method Editor (IME) component in the Windows operating system. This can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. To exploit this, an attacker would first need to gain execution on the victim system. The vulnerability is associated with the improper handling of memory.

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:2020-00921

CVE-2020-0707

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0707 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00921 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0707 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0707 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0707 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0707 · Vendor Advisory