PT-2020-3701 · Microsoft · Windows Work Folder Service+1

Zhiniang Peng · Published 2020-08-11 · Updated 2024-01-19 · CVE-2020-1552

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to the improper handling of file operations by the Windows Work Folder Service, allowing an attacker to run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. 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.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04057

CVE-2020-1552

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Work Folder Service

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1552 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1552 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1552 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1552 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04057 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1552 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vuldb.com/?id.159591 · Note