Windows Setup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.3.

Weakness

• Elevation of Privilege
• CWE-276 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-276 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004

  • affected N/A

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1803

  • affected N/A

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809

  • affected N/A

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909

  • affected N/A

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems

  • affected N/A

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems

  • affected N/A

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems

  • affected N/A

References (1)

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1571 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2020-1571](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2020-1571.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2020-1571)

Record last updated 4 Aug 2024, 06:39 UTC.