Microsoft COM for Windows CVE-2020-1507 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system. To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.

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Windows 10
Windows Server version 2004 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019

CVE References

CVE-2020-1507