Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Connected Devices Platform Service privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Connected Devices Platform Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-1211. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Connected Devices Platform 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. CVE summarizes:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Connected Devices Platform Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Connected Devices Platform Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

The weakness was disclosed 06/09/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-1211. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. 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 06/10/2020). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Connected Devices Platform Service handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/04/2019 🔍
06/09/2020 +218 days 🔍
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10/23/2020 +135 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-1211 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-1211
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-156382
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2020 07:53
Updated: 10/23/2020 12:10
Changes: 06/10/2020 07:53 (54), 06/10/2020 07:58 (17), 10/23/2020 12:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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