Microsoft Windows up to Server 2004 Update Medic Service privileges management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.8 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2004 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Update Medic Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local 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 disclosed 11/10/2020 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-17070. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. 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.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/04/2020 🔍11/10/2020 🔍
11/10/2020 🔍
11/11/2020 🔍
12/05/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-17070 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 11/11/2020 10:59Updated: 12/05/2020 16:33
Changes: 11/11/2020 10:59 (13), 11/11/2020 11:00 (20), 11/11/2020 11:03 (19), 12/05/2020 16:29 (3), 12/05/2020 16:33 (18)
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