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.
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Windows_10 | Microsoft | 1803 (including) | 1803 (including) |
Windows_10 | Microsoft | 1809 (including) | 1809 (including) |
Windows_10 | Microsoft | 1903 (including) | 1903 (including) |
Windows_10 | Microsoft | 1909 (including) | 1909 (including) |
Windows_10 | Microsoft | 2004 (including) | 2004 (including) |