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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-1015
CVE-2020-1015:
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Overview
An elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-1015) exists in the way that the User-Mode Power Service (UMPS) handles objects in memory in Windows systems. This vulnerability was identified and assigned by Microsoft Corporation in November 2019, affecting multiple versions of Windows operating systems (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local access requirements with low attack complexity and privilege requirements. Under CVSS v2.0, it received a base score of 7.2 (HIGH) with the vector (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (NVD).
Impact
The successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows systems through the manipulation of objects in memory within the User-Mode Power Service (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability through their standard patch management process (Microsoft Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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