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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-0769
CVE-2020-0769:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-0769) exists when the Windows CSC Service improperly handles memory. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. The vulnerability was disclosed and patched as part of Microsoft's March 2020 security updates (MITRE, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High severity) with the following vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is related to memory handling issues in the Windows CSC Service and is tracked as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The attacker would first need to gain execution on the target system to exploit this vulnerability (MITRE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of their March 2020 Patch Tuesday updates. Users are advised to apply the appropriate security updates for their affected systems (MITRE).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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