.NET Framework Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Summary

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.

Timeline

1. May 21, 2020, 10:52 PM UTCCVE published
2. Aug 19, 2026, 4:33 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2

  From 3.0.0

• Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1

  From 3.5.0

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