Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Server Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-1472)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-0872
Date Published:	21 Sep 2020
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 06 February, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-1472
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 on x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition on x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition on X86 Microsoft Windows Server 1903 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1909 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 2004 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition on x86
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Server Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-1472) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Server Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-1472)