PT-2020-2240 · Microsoft · Autoupdate

Published 2020-04-14 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0984

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) for Mac (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac. It occurs due to improper validation of updates before they are executed. This could potentially allow 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.

Exploit

Improper Privilege Management

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-02157

CVE-2020-0984

Affected Products

Autoupdate

References · 6

• 🔥 https://theevilbit.github.io/posts/secure_coding_privilegedhelpertools_part3 · Exploit
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0984 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02157 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0984 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/2122 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/1258 · Telegram Post