vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1170)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 9, 2020 | Aug 26, 2020 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 9, 2020
Added
Aug 26, 2020
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1163.
Solution
windows-defender-upgrade-latest
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