Local privilege escalation via improper service file handling
Published Mar 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service allows local users to gain higher privileges via improper file operations. The service mishandles file operations in a way that permits a low-privileged local user to obtain elevated execution. Exploitation requires local access and no user interaction; the documented impact includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss.
Summary
What happened
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service allows local users to gain higher privileges via improper file operations. The service mishandles file operations in a way that permits a low-privileged local user to obtain elevated execution. Exploitation requires local access and no user interaction; the documented impact includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-0844
- 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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