Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to Remote Privilege Escalation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-17043. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/10/2020 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-17043. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/05/2020). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

08/04/2020 🔍
11/10/2020 +98 days 🔍
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11/11/2020 +0 days 🔍
12/05/2020 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-17043 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-17043
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164674
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2020 10:14
Updated: 12/05/2020 08:56
Changes: 11/11/2020 10:14 (5), 11/11/2020 10:15 (27), 11/11/2020 10:18 (19), 12/05/2020 08:51 (3), 12/05/2020 08:56 (20)
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