PT-2020-4148 · Microsoft · Windows Universal Plug/Play (Upnp) Service+1

Published 2020-09-08 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-1598

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service (affected versions not specified)

Description: An elevation of privilege issue exists due to the improper handling of objects in memory by the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service. This could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this issue, an attacker would need to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.

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:2020-04570

CVE-2020-1598

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Universal Plug/Play (Upnp) Service

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1598 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1598 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04570 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1598 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1598 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1598 · Vendor Advisory