An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows CSC Service improperly handles memory.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows CSC Service handles memory.
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| Description | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows CSC Service improperly handles memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows CSC Service handles memory. | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows CSC Service improperly handles memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows CSC Service handles memory. |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.412Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-1489
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.412Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:16.037
Modified: 2026-02-23T18:25:20.830
Link: CVE-2020-1489
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