PT-2020-3680 · Microsoft · Windows Work Folder Service+1

Published 2020-08-11 · Updated 2024-01-19 · CVE-2020-1470

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Work Folders Service (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability. It occurs when the Windows Work Folders Service improperly handles memory. To exploit this, an attacker must first gain execution on the victim system and then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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:2020-04028

CVE-2020-1470

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Work Folder Service

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1470 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1470 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04028 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020081118 · Note