PT-2020-1819 · Microsoft · Windows Search Indexer+1

Shefang Zhong · Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0857

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 Search Indexer (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the way the Windows Search Indexer handles objects in memory. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker 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:2020-01083

CVE-2020-0857

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Search Indexer

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0857 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0857 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0857 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01083 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0857 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0857 · Vendor Advisory