CVE-2020-1130 — Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector improperly handles data operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector handles data operations.

Overview

6.6

CVSS MEDIUM

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Sep 8 2020

Last Updated Sep 8 2020

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.00777 — 0.50996 percentile

NVD CVSS 6.6 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

Low

AVAILABILITY

Low

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Proof-of-Concept

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 5.9

EPSS Score

0.00777

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.50996 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

34 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3	`4576950 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)	`Release Notes (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0	`Release Notes (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)	`Release Notes (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6)	`Release Notes (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems	`4577049 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems	`4577049 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems	`4577015 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems	`4577015 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems	`4577041 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems	`4577041 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems	`4577041 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems	`4577032 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems	`4577032 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems	`4577032 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	`4570333 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems	`4570333 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`4570333 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems	`4571756 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems	`4571756 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems	`4571756 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016	`4577015 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`4577015 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`4570333 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`4570333 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)	`4574727 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)	`4571756 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

9 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`4576950`	Security Update	Maybe
`Release Notes`	Security Update	Maybe
`4577049`	Security Update	Yes
`4577015`	Security Update	Yes
`4577041`	Security Update	Yes
`4577032`	Security Update	Yes
`4570333`	Security Update	Yes
`4574727`	Security Update	Yes
`4571756`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Outlaw, Yuki Chen

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD