An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Setup in the way it handles permissions.
A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. After successfully exploiting the vulnerability, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Windows Setup properly handles permissions.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:47
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.581Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-1571
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:20.960
Modified: 2024-01-19T00:15:19.257
Link: CVE-2020-1571
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