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CVE-2020-1170

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To e

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00155
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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Affected Products & Versions

4
microsoft windows defenderall versions
microsoft forefront endpoint protection 2010all versions
microsoft security essentialsall versions
microsoft system center endpoint protectionall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Cloud-Filter-Arbitrary-File-Creation-Privilege-Escalation...packetstormsecurity.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
producthighTamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference - ScriptBlockLogging
producthighTamper Windows Defender - ScriptBlockLogging
producthighPotential Windows Defender AV Bypass Via Dump64.EXE Rename
producthighSuspicious Uninstall of Windows Defender Feature via PowerShell
producthighWindows Defender Context Menu Removed
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD09 Jun 2020 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

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msrcCVE-2020-1170Elevation of Privilege
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1170PatchVendor Advisory
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