Windows CloudExperienceHost Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows CloudExperienceHost fails to check COM objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by checking COM objects.</p>

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1471