CVE-2020-0648: Windows RSoP Service Application Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2020-Sep

Released

2020-09-08

EPSS Score

0.41% (percentile: 61.2%)

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows RSoP Service Application improperly handles 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 RSoP Service Application handles memory.

Affected Products (42)

Other

• 11766
• 11767
• 11768
• 11769
• 11497
• 11498
• 11563
• 11568
• 11569
• 11570
• 11571
• 11572
• 11712
• 11713
• 11714
• 11715
• 11453
• 11454
• 11583
• 11644
• 11645
• 11646
• 11647
• 10852
• 10853
• 10816
• 10855
• 10047
• 10048
• 10481
• 10482
• 10484
• 9312
• 10287
• 9318
• 9344
• 10051
• 10049
• 10378
• 10379
• 10483
• 10543

Security Updates (14)

• 4571756
• 4577032
• 4570333
• 4574727
• 4577041
• 4577015
• 4577051
• 4577053
• 4577066
• 4577071
• 4577064
• 4577070
• 4577038
• 4577048

Acknowledgments

Zhiniang Peng (@edwardzpeng) & Haoran Qin

Revision History

• 2020-09-08: Information published.