PT-2020-3355 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-06-09 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-1272

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 Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue exists due to insufficient input validation in the Windows Installer component of Microsoft Windows operating systems. This allows an attacker to potentially 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:2020-03678

CVE-2020-1272

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1272 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1272 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1272 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-03678 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1272 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1272 · Security Note