CVE-2020-1431 Privilege escalation in Windows
An authenticated attacker can elevate privileges by running a specially crafted application due to improper privilege management in Windows AppX Deployment Extensions.
- 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-2020-1431?
CVE-2020-1431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 14 Jul 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 when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how AppX Deployment Extensions manages privileges., aka 'Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1431?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1431?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1431 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1431 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1431 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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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-cx3p-94m9-cwxv.