Vulnerability Details CVE-2020-1524
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Speech Shell Components improperly handle memory.
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 Windows Speech Shell Components handle memory.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 59.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 4.6
References
Products affected by CVE-2020-1524
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-