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.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.537Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-1513

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.537Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:17.240

Modified: 2026-02-23T18:25:25.940

Link: CVE-2020-1513

cve-icon Redhat

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