PT-2020-1831 · Microsoft · Windows Defender Security Center+1

Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0763

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 Defender Security Center (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the incorrect handling of certain objects in memory by Windows Defender Security Center, which can lead to an elevation of privilege. To exploit this, an attacker would first need to log on to the system. The exploitation could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges by running a specially crafted command.

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

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-01104

CVE-2020-0763

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Defender Security Center

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0763 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0763 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0763 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01104 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0763 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0763 · Security Note