PT-2020-2941
CVE-2020-1163
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Published
2020-06-09
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Updated
2021-07-21
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Windows Defender (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to insufficient access restrictions in Windows Defender, part of Microsoft Windows operating systems. It allows an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. An attacker must first log on to the system to exploit this issue, which can lead to arbitrary file deletion on the system.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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