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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 17, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024

Windows Speech Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2020-1521

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Speech Runtime improperly handles memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Speech Runtime handles memory.

Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    Range: 10.0.0
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 10.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: 10.0.0
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: 10.0.0

Patches

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