Microsoft Windows up to Server 2004 Update Orchestrator Service privileges management
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.8 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2004. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Update Orchestrator Service. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-17074. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2004 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Update Orchestrator Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was presented 11/10/2020 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-17074. The exploitability is told 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.
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Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
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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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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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-2020-17074 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-17074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164718
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 11/11/2020 10:56Updated: 12/05/2020 15:53
Changes: 11/11/2020 10:56 (33), 11/11/2020 11:00 (19), 12/05/2020 15:49 (3), 12/05/2020 15:53 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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