CVE-2020-1539 Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker with local access can exploit improper memory handling in the Windows Backup Engine to 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-2020-1539?
CVE-2020-1539 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 17 Aug 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 Backup Engine improperly handles memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Backup Engine handles memory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1539?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1539?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-1539 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1539 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-q33x-4qqr-jwvx.