CVE-2020-1431 Information

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’.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1431

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8