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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-0944
CVE-2020-0944:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-0944 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability that exists when Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service improperly handles file operations. This vulnerability was disclosed in April 2020 and affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
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. The vulnerability requires local access and low privileges to exploit, but requires no user interaction. The vulnerability is distinct from similar issues tracked as CVE-2020-0942 and CVE-2020-1029 (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise with the ability to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of their April 2020 Patch Tuesday updates. Users should apply the appropriate security updates to affected systems (MSRC).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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