Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2020-1081

CVE-2020-1081 : high severity (CVSS 7.8). No tracked catalog app is linked to this CVE.

Severity (CVSS): 7.8
Exploitation: 0.9 %
Tracked apps: 0
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2020-05-21

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Printer Service improperly validates file paths while loading printer drivers. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Printer Service validates file paths.

Attack vector : Local No user interaction

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS 0.94% above median percentile 59.4%

OS versions that fix this CVE

This CVE is resolved by the following OS security releases. Update the OS to at least the listed version.

Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Fixed in -
Windows Server 2019 Fixed in -
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Fixed in -
Windows Server 2016 Fixed in -
Windows 10 1909 · 2019-09 Fixed in -
Windows 10 1903 · 2019-03 Fixed in -
Windows 10 1809 · 2018-09 Fixed in -
Windows 10 1803 · 2018-03 Fixed in -
Windows 10 1709 · 2017-09 Fixed in -
Windows 10 1607 · 2016-07 Fixed in -

View on NVD ↗ Advisory · portal.msrc.microsoft.com

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