Microsoft Windows up to Server 2004 Update Orchestrator Service privileges management

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2004. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Update Orchestrator Service. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-1313. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2004 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Update Orchestrator Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management 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 summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Update Orchestrator Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Update Orchestrator Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

The weakness was shared 06/09/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-1313. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/10/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Update Orchestrator Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.

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

The entries VDB-156353, VDB-156352, VDB-156351 and VDB-156350 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Operating System

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• Microsoft

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• Windows

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• 10 1903
• 10 1909
• 10 2004
• Server 1903
• Server 1909
• Server 2004

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• commercial

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

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