PT-2020-3764 · Microsoft · Edge

Piotr Madej · Published 2020-08-11 · Updated 2024-01-19 · CVE-2020-1569

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 Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description: A remote code execution issue exists due to improper access of objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, potentially gaining the same user rights as the current user. If the current user has administrative rights, the attacker could take control of the affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. The vulnerability can be exploited through a specially crafted website, and an attacker could convince a user to view the website, possibly through email or instant messaging enticement.

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

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04124

CVE-2020-1569

Affected Products

Edge

References · 4

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1569 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1569 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1569 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04124 · Security Note