CVE-2020-0870 Shell infrastructure component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker with local access can run a crafted application to exploit improper memory handling in the Windows Shell, gaining elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-0870?
CVE-2020-0870 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Shell infrastructure component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Shell infrastructure component handles objects in memory and preventing unintended elevation from lower integrity application.</p>
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0870?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0870?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-0870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-fc9p-j9x4-gr35.