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CVE-2020-1571

7.3 highEPSS 1.1%

High (7.3) in microsoft windows 10. EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Setup in the way it handles permissions. A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. After successfully exploiting the vulnerability, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Windows Setup properly handles permissions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.3 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 64% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-276
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

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