CVE-2020-1170 Privilege escalation in Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
An attacker with local access can exploit a flaw in Windows Defender to delete arbitrary files and elevate 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-2020-1170?
CVE-2020-1170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection, published on 9 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1163.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1170?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Windows Defender.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-1163 Privilege escalation in Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2019-1255 Denial of service in Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-1461 Privilege escalation in Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-1002 Privilege escalation in Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2019-1161 Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92hx-wh5h-gmwr.