7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-1170
Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Arbitrary File Deletion
Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1163.

INFO

Published Date :

June 9, 2020, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-1170 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-1170 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_defender
2 Microsoft security_essentials
3 Microsoft system_center_endpoint_protection
4 Microsoft forefront_endpoint_protection_2010
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-1170.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160919/Cloud-Filter-Arbitrary-File-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1170 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-1170 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-732
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160919/Cloud-Filter-Arbitrary-File-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160919/Cloud-Filter-Arbitrary-File-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160919/Cloud-Filter-Arbitrary-File-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1170 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1170 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_endpoint_protection_2010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_endpoint_protection:2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_endpoint_protection:2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} -0.06%

score

0.38073

percentile

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