CVE-2020-1313: Windows Update Orchestrator Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
N/A
Category
Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2020-Jun
Released
2020-06-09
EPSS Score
81.61% (percentile: 99.2%)

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Update Orchestrator Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Update Orchestrator Service handles file operations.

Detection & Weaponization (2 sources)

Maturity: Exploit

  • Metasploit modules: Windows Update Orchestrator unchecked ScheduleWork call
  • GitHub PoC: 1 repositories

Affected Products (12)

Windows

  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems

Security Updates (2)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/imre-rad-2358749b/"> Imre Rad </a>

Revision History

  • 2020-06-09: Information published.