CVE-2020-1272 Privilege escalation in Windows
A local attacker can exploit insecure library loading in Windows Installer to execute arbitrary code with elevated system 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-2020-1272?
CVE-2020-1272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, 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 the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior.A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1277, CVE-2020-1302, CVE-2020-1312.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1272?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10
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- CVE-2015-1769 Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2020-1467 Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-26424 Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-28476 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qvm-6h84-98c2.