CVE-2020-1475 Windows Server Resource Management Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can exploit a memory handling flaw in the Windows Server Resource Management Service to execute code with elevated permissions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-1475?

CVE-2020-1475 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 17 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the srmsvc.dll handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the srmsvc.dll properly handles objects in memory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1475?

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-2020-1475?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1475 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-1475 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1475 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h59q-pcqf-7vwp.

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