PT-2020-2451 · Microsoft · Windows Installer+1

Published 2020-05-12 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-1078

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 Installer (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the way Windows Installer handles certain filesystem operations, leading to an elevation of privilege. To exploit this, an attacker would need unprivileged execution on the victim system. This could potentially allow an attacker to elevate their privileges or execute arbitrary code.

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:2020-02462

CVE-2020-1078

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Installer

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02462 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1078 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1078 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1078 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1078 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1078 · Security Note