CVE-2020-1066

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in .NET Framework which could allow an attacker to elevate their privilege level. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to access the local machine, and then run a malicious program. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how .NET Framework activates COM objects.

Score
CVSS 3.1 7.8 High
Status
Modified - secure@microsoft.com
Published
2020-05-21
Last modified
2026-08-19

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