PT-2020-3193
CVE-2020-1402
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Published
2020-07-14
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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 ActiveX Installer Service (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability that exists due to the improper handling of memory by the Windows ActiveX Installer Service. To exploit this, an attacker would first need to gain execution on the victim system. This could potentially allow an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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