CVE-2020-1546 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Backup Engine, affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10, 7, and 8.1. This vulnerability, rated as High severity with a CVSS score of 7.8, allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges by running a specially crafted application after initial system access. While no public exploit code is available and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability was addressed in Microsoft's August 2020 Patch Tuesday, indicating its importance. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting it hasn't garnered widespread attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.