Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Print Spooler privileges management

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6.8	$5k-$25k	0.00

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Print Spooler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/10/2020 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-17014 since 08/04/2020. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/05/2020).

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

Productinfoedit

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Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-269
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfoedit

08/04/2020 CVE assigned
11/10/2020 +98 days Advisory disclosed
11/10/2020 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
11/11/2020 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/05/2020 +24 days VulDB last update

Sourcesinfoedit

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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

CVE: CVE-2020-17014 (🔒)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

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