high
7.8
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-1163

First published: Tue Jun 09 2020(Updated: )

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-2020-1170.

Credit: secure@microsoft.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Microsoft Defender
Windows 10
Windows 10=1607
Windows 10=1709
Windows 10=1803
Windows 10=1809
Windows 10=1903
Windows 10=1909
Microsoft Windows 7=sp1
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows RT
Microsoft Windows Server=sp2
Microsoft Windows Server=r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Server=r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Server
Microsoft Windows Server=r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2016=1803
Microsoft Windows Server 2016=1903
Microsoft Windows Server 2016=1909
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010
Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection=2012
Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection=2012-r2

Remedy

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1163

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-1163?

    CVE-2020-1163 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Defender that leads to arbitrary file deletion on the system.

  • How does the vulnerability CVE-2020-1163 work?

    To exploit the CVE-2020-1163 vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-1163?

    The severity rating of CVE-2020-1163 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.8.

  • Which software products are affected by CVE-2020-1163?

    Microsoft Windows Defender, Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010, Microsoft Security Essentials, and Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection are affected by CVE-2020-1163.

  • Is Microsoft Windows 10 affected by CVE-2020-1163?

    No, Microsoft Windows 10 is not vulnerable to CVE-2020-1163.

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