Local privilege escalation via collector memory mishandling
Published Jun 9, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Memory-handling errors in Microsoft Windows and Visual Studio collectors allow local users to elevate privileges on affected systems. The Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector and Visual Studio Standard Collector improperly handle objects in memory; Microsoft has not disclosed the object type or incorrect operation. A low-privileged local account is required, and successful exploitation grants elevated access on the affected host.
Summary
What happened
Memory-handling errors in Microsoft Windows and Visual Studio collectors allow local users to elevate privileges on affected systems. The Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector and Visual Studio Standard Collector improperly handle objects in memory; Microsoft has not disclosed the object type or incorrect operation. A low-privileged local account is required, and successful exploitation grants elevated access on the affected host.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-1203
- Published
- Jun 9, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 9, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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