CVE-2020-1163 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Defender that allows for arbitrary file deletion. An attacker would need local access to the system to exploit this flaw. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_endpoint_protection_2010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_endpoint_protection:2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_endpoint_protection:2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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