Microsoft COM for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2020-1507ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:65501 | Date: (C)2020-09-09 (M)2024-04-17 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |