CVE-2020-1013: microsoft windows_10
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-1013 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft windows_10. EPSS estimates a 6.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 11-09-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows processes group policy updates. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially escalate permissions or perform additional privileged actions on the target machine.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to launch a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack against the traffic passing between a domain controller and the target machine. An attacker could then create a group policy to grant administrator rights to a standard user.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by enforcing Kerberos authentication for certain calls over LDAP.</p>
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
6.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 6.40% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft33 products
- windows_10na | 1607 | 1709 | 1803 | 1809 | 1903 | 1909 | 2004
- windows 10 version 1507≥ 10.0.0, < publication
- windows 10 version 1607≥ 10.0.0, < publication
- windows 10 version 1709≥ 10.0.0, < publication
- windows 10 version 1709 for 32-bit systems≥ 10.0.0, < publication
1 vendor · 33 products
References
1 links
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1013X Refsource MISCPatchVendor Advisory