HIGH
Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published Aug 17, 2020
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.51%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system. A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly handles objects in memory.
Affected products
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1507 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 2004 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server version 2004 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158938/Microsoft-Windows-CmpDoReDoCreateKey-Arbitrary-Registry-Key-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-12253 Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1377 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158938/Microsoft-Windows-CmpDoReDoCreateKey-Arbitrary-Registry-Key-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-12253 | Advisory | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1377 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Aug 17, 2020
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Nov 4, 2019
Link CVE-2020-1377
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2020-12253 Assigner microsoft
Published Aug 17, 2020
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2020-12253