CVE-2020-1080: Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

Status: Modified - Last modified: 31-12-2023 Published: 16-10-2020

CVE-2020-1080
Vulnerability Scoring

8.8
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low Impact
  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Privileges Required: Low Impact
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • User Interaction: NONE

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality: HIGH IMPACT
  • Integrity: HIGH IMPACT
  • Availability: HIGH IMPACT

CVE-2020-1080 Vulnerability Summary

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain elevated privileges on a target operating system.</p> <p>This vulnerability by itself does not allow arbitrary code to be run. However, this vulnerability could be used in conjunction with one or more vulnerabilities (e.g. a remote code execution vulnerability and another elevation of privilege) that could take advantage of the elevated privileges when running.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting how Windows Hyper-V handles objects in memory.</p>

Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2020-1080

Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-1080

CVE-2020-1080: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.00861

EPSS %

0.82321

References

0.00861

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS3 Source

secure@microsoft.com

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

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

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