VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-1491
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.93%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-09-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Function Discovery Service handles objects in memory. 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 Windows Function Discovery Service properly handles objects in memory.</p>
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory