CVE-2020-1159

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the StartTileData.dll handles file creation in protected locations. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the StartTileData.dll properly handles this type of function.</p>

Primary references

• secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory