PT-2020-4020

CVE-2020-1506

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Published

2020-09-08

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Updated

2023-12-31

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CVSS 2.0
9.3
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows (affected versions not specified)
Description: The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the WinINet API component of the Windows operating system. Exploitation of this issue could allow a remote attacker to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability through various means, including hosting a specially crafted website or providing a specially crafted document file. The attacker would need to convince a user to view the website or open the document file. The vulnerability is related to the way Wininit.dll handles objects in memory.
Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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