CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Windows. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.
CVE
CVE-2020-1272
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.76%
Windows
Original NVD Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior.A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1277, CVE-2020-1302, CVE-2020-1312.
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