Local privilege escalation via memory-object mishandling
Published Mar 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Windows Network Connections Service allows local users to gain elevated privileges through memory-object mishandling. The service mishandles objects in memory, but Microsoft has not disclosed the affected routine, object type, or invalid memory operation. A low-privilege local account is required, and successful exploitation crosses a local security boundary with no network-only path reported.
Summary
What happened
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Windows Network Connections Service allows local users to gain elevated privileges through memory-object mishandling. The service mishandles objects in memory, but Microsoft has not disclosed the affected routine, object type, or invalid memory operation. A low-privilege local account is required, and successful exploitation crosses a local security boundary with no network-only path reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-0778
- Published
- Mar 12, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 1909
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 12, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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