CVE-2020-1522 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Speech Runtime affecting Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019. An attacker with initial execution on a system could run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While it was addressed in the August 2020 Patch Tuesday, there is no public exploit code available, it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage beyond its initial disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1709CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1803CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1809CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1903CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.