CVE-2020-0802: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-0802) exists in the way that the Windows Network Connections Service handles objects in memory. This vulnerability was disclosed in March 2020 and affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. The vulnerability is unique from similar issues tracked as CVE-2020-0778, CVE-2020-0803, CVE-2020-0804, and CVE-2020-0845 (NVD).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction to exploit. The vulnerability can potentially impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system with high severity (NVD).

If successfully exploited, an attacker could gain elevated privileges on the affected system. The attacker could gain the same user rights as the local user, with users having administrative rights being potentially more impacted than those with fewer system privileges (MITRE).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the appropriate security updates for their affected Windows systems. The updates address the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Network Connections Service handles objects in memory (MSRC).