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An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p>\n<p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit this vulnerability and then convince a user to view the website. An attacker would have no way to force users to view the attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or in an Instant Messenger message that takes users to the attacker's website, or by opening an attachment sent through email.</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>In a file sharing attack scenario, an attacker could provide a specially crafted document file that is designed to exploit this vulnerability, and then convince a user to open the document file.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Wininit.dll properly handles objects in memory.</p>"},{"lang":"es","value":"Se presenta una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios en la manera en que la biblioteca Wininit.dll maneja objetos en memoria, también se conoce como \"Windows Start-Up Application Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\""}],"id":"CVE-2020-1506","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:01:35.343","metrics":{"cvssMetricV2":[{"acInsufInfo":false,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","cvssData":{"accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","accessVector":"NETWORK","authentication":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL","baseScore":6.8,"confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","version":"2.0"},"exploitabilityScore":8.6,"impactScore":6.4,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","userInteractionRequired":true}],"cvssMetricV31":[{"cvssData":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":4.2,"source":"secure@microsoft.com","type":"Secondary"},{"cvssData":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"exploitabilityScore":2.8,"impactScore":5.9,"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Secondary"}]},"published":"2020-09-11T17:15:21.073","references":[{"source":"secure@microsoft.com","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1506"},{"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1506"}],"sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","vulnStatus":"Modified","weaknesses":[{"description":[{"lang":"en","value":"NVD-CWE-noinfo"}],"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary"}]}