PT-2020-3193 · Microsoft · Windows Activex Installer Service+1

Edward Torkington + 1 · Published 2020-07-14 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-1402

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 ActiveX Installer Service (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability that exists due to the improper handling of memory by the Windows ActiveX Installer Service. To exploit this, an attacker would first need to gain execution on the victim system. This could potentially allow an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-03491

CVE-2020-1402

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Activex Installer Service

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1402 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1402 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-03491 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1402 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1402 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1402 · Security Note