Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Windows Modules Installer

Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Windows Modules Installer

CVE-2020-0911 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Modules Installer improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in an elevated context.</p> <p>An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Modules Installer handles objects in memory.</p>

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