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An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Shell infrastructure component handles objects in memory and preventing unintended elevation from lower integrity application.\u003c/p\u003e","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00931,"percentile":0.60903,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"published":"2020-09-11T17:08:58Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:00:27Z","products":[{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 10 version 2004"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10"}],"references":[{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1098","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1098"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rj88-vqpv-h5j4"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-1098","title":"Windows Shell Infrastructure Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Shell infrastructure component improperly handles objects in memory. 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