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Microsoft CVE-2020-0638: Update Notification Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2020-0638: Update Notification Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/14/2020
Created
01/15/2020
Added
01/14/2020
Modified
05/24/2022

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Update Notification Manager handles files. 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 Update Notification Manager handles files.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4528760-0765cf38-e093-4e0a-87e8-aee7cc24862f
  • msft-kb4528760-19558abd-f6b7-4b01-880a-e1ef9790a793
  • msft-kb4528760-4703ad6d-3338-4e64-8439-c158cb882d76
  • msft-kb4528760-593cc274-62ca-47f3-ba01-c11d486bd1a9
  • msft-kb4528760-8fc18280-6925-4bd4-91c1-9c0f69b91e2e
  • msft-kb4528760-c139f586-b22d-4e85-a769-47af7820a792
  • msft-kb4534273-1fc77237-e468-44bc-8e45-6e9c71db435f
  • msft-kb4534273-21037827-2824-4ffc-b51a-e9529f95add9
  • msft-kb4534273-6d10f5d9-bc82-4742-8ce3-6589ecdae601
  • msft-kb4534276-4324ac04-5bcf-4bf7-a79e-c68ced90d0e4
  • msft-kb4534276-a84fe9a9-c446-447d-8830-7dc36dbf31e1
  • msft-kb4534293-0ced42ab-867a-446a-855a-94e08338eee0
  • msft-kb4534293-1ea91d13-ca0b-4fba-9d4c-a453eb7db8fe
  • msft-kb4534293-cfac930f-4c55-4444-acbb-66f6812d4b2a

References

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